Rakusaiguchi Station
Rakusaiguchi Station (洛西口駅, Rakusaiguchi-eki) is a train station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. It was opened on 16 March 2003, and serves the communities nestled between Katsura and Mukō.
Rakusaiguchi Station 洛西口駅 | |
|---|---|
 West side of the station, April 2016 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Nishikyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan |
| Operated by | Hankyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Hankyu Kyoto Main Line |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | HK-80 |
| History | |
| Opened | 16 March 2003 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015[1] | 4.5 million |
| Location | |
  Rakusaiguchi Station Location within Kyoto city  Rakusaiguchi Station Rakusaiguchi Station (Japan) | |
Layout
The elevated station has two side platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms are connected by stairs, elevators and escalators with the ground level where a ticket gate is located.[2]
History
Rakusaiguchi Station opened on 16 March 2003.
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-80.[3]
Until the work to elevate the tracks was completed on 5 March 2016, each platform had its own ticket gate.[4] From 26 October 2013 to 4 March 2016, only Kawaramachi-bound platform was on the elevated track.[5]
Usage
In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 4,525,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[6][1]
| Year | Number (in thousands) | |
|---|---|---|
| Boarding | Total | |
| 2002 | 53 | |
| 2003 | 614 | |
| 2004 | 602 | |
| 2005 | 1,302 | |
| 2006 | 1,314 | |
| 2007 | 1,405 | 2,635 |
| 2008 | 1,503 | 2,855 |
| 2009 | 1,389 | 2,747 |
| 2010 | 1,419 | 2,749 |
| 2011 | 1,396 | 2,726 |
| 2012 | 1,438 | 2,798 |
| 2013 | 1,425 | 2,756 |
| 2015 | 2,276 | 4,525 |
Stations next to Rakusaiguchi
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hankyu Kyoto Line | ||||
| Commutation Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Higashi-Mukō | Semi-Express | Katsura | ||
| Higashi-Mukō | Local | Katsura | ||
References
- 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto. 2017.
- Hankyu Corporation. 洛西口 (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- Hankyu Corporation. 洛西口 (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- City of Kyoto. 阪急京都線（洛西口駅付近）連続立体交差化事業 (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture
External links
- Rakusaiguchi Station from Hankyu Railway website (in Japanese)
