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
General information
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
Services
Preceding station Following station
Chōfu
KO18
Keiō Line
Special Express
Meidaimae
KO06
towards Shinjuku
Tsutsujigaoka
KO14
Keiō Line
Express
Sakurajōsui
KO08
towards Shinjuku
Sengawa
KO13
Keiō Line
Semi Express
Keiō Line
Rapid
Hachimanyama
KO10
towards Shinjuku
Keiō Line
Local
Roka-kōen
KO11
towards Shinjuku
Location
Chitose-karasuyama Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Chitose-karasuyama Station
Chitose-karasuyama Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Chitose-karasuyama Station is located in Japan
Chitose-karasuyama Station
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 and Keiō-Hachiōji
KO Keiō Sagamihara Line for Hashimoto (via Chōfu)
KO Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano)
2 KO Keiō Line for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku
KO Keiō New Line for Shinjuku
S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata

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.

35.6679°N 139.6006°E / 35.6679; 139.6006

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