Chitose-karasuyama Station

Chitose-Karasuyama Station
千歳烏山駅

East entrance, April 2012
Location 6-1-1 Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo
（東京都世田谷区南烏山6-1-1）
Japan
Operated by Keio Corporation
Line(s) Keio Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code KO12
History
Opened 1913
Previous names Karasuyama (until 1929)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 74,518 daily

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.

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 ■ Keio Line for Chōfu, Hashimoto, Keiō-Hachiōji, and Takaosanguchi
2 ■ Keio Line for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, Shinjuku, Toei Shinjuku Line

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Keio Line
Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Meidaimae   Semi Special Express   Chōfu
Sakurajōsui   Express   Tsutsujigaoka
Sakurajōsui   Semi Express   Sengawa
Hachimanyama   Rapid   Sengawa
Roka-kōen   Local   Sengawa

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. ↑ http://www.keio.co.jp/english/railwaymap/index.html
  2. 1 2 3 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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Coordinates: 35°40′04″N 139°36′02″E / 35.6679°N 139.6006°E / 35.6679; 139.6006

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