Roka-kōen Station

The station from outside

Roka-kōen Station (芦花公園駅 Roka-kōen-eki) is a railway station on the Keio Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1]

The station is named after the nearby Roka Kōshun-en, a park to commemorate Japanese novelist Roka Tokutomi (1868-1927). The park is located approximately one kilometer south of the station.

Station layout

This station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

The station platforms
1  Keio Line for Chōfu, Hashimoto, Keiō-Hachiōji, Takaosanguchi
2  Keio Line for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, Shinjuku, Toei Shinjuku Line

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Keio Line
Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Hachimanyama   Local   Chitose-Karasuyama

History

The station opened on April 15, 1913, initially named Kami-Takaido Station (上高井戸駅).[2] It was renamed on September 1, 1937.[2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roka-kōen Station.
  1. Keio Railway Map
  2. 1 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.

Coordinates: 35°40′13″N 139°36′29″E / 35.6704°N 139.6081°E / 35.6704; 139.6081


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