Chitose-karasuyama Station

Chitose-Karasuyama Station (千歳烏山駅, Chitose-karasuyama-eki) is a railway station on the Keio Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1] It is the westernmost station of the Keio Line in the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Trains cross the Setagaya-Chōfu border west of the station.

KO12
Chitose-karasuyama Station

千歳烏山駅
Location6-1-1 Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo
(東京都世田谷区南烏山6-1-1)
Japan
Operated byKeio Corporation
Line(s)Keio Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeKO12
History
Opened1913
Previous namesKarasuyama (until 1929)
Passengers
FY201174,518 daily
Location
Chitose-Karasuyama Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Chitose-Karasuyama Station
Chitose-Karasuyama Station (Japan)

Station layout

The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms are connected by stairs to two small underground concourses beneath the tracks.

Platforms

View of the platforms from the adjacent level crossing, October 2008
1 KO Keiō Line for Chōfu, Keiō Hachiōji
KO Keio Takao Line for Takaosanguchi
KO Keio Sagamihara Line for Hashimoto
2 KO Keiō Line for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku
KO Keio New Line for Shinjuku
S Toei Shinjuku Line for Motoyawata

Adjacent stations

Service
Keio Line KO12
Keiō Liner: Does not stop at this station
Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Meidaimae KO06   Semi Special Express   Chōfu KO18
Sakurajōsui KO08   Express   Tsutsujigaoka KO14
Sakurajōsui KO08   Semi Express   Sengawa KO13
Hachimanyama KO10   Rapid   Sengawa KO13
Roka-kōen KO11   Local   Sengawa KO13

History

The station opened on April 15, 1913 as Karasuyama Station (烏山駅).[2] It was renamed Chitose-Karasuyama on 7 August 1929.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 74,518 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

On both the north and south sides of the station lie large shopping districts. Just north of the station is the Karasuyama District Administration Office.

References

  1. "Keio Railway Map & Reading Station Signs - Keio Corporation".
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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