Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station

Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station (等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前駅, Tōjiin Ritsumeikan-Daigaku-Kinugasa-Kyampasu-mae-eki) is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.[3] The station is serviced by the Randen Kitano Line that begins at Katabiranotsuji and continues to Kitano-Hakubaichō.[4] It carries the distinction of being the longest-named train station in Japan, with 26 hiragana characters.[5]

Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station

  • 等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前駅
  • とうじいん・りつめいかんだいがくきぬがさきゃんぱすまえ
Station platforms, 2007
Station platforms, 2007
General information
LocationKita-ku, Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates 35.0278250°N 135.7240550°E / 35.0278250; 135.7240550[1]
Operated byKeifuku Electric Railroad
Line(s)Randen Kitano Line
Distance0.7km from Kitano-Hakubaichō
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeB8
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
OpenedNovember 3, 1925 (1925-11-03)
Passengers
FY2015[2]0.2 million

The station was renamed from Tojiin Station on March 20, 2020 in order to reflect its proximity to the main Kinugasa Campus of Ritsumeikan University.[6] It was reported that while train operator Keifuku had considered shortening the new station name, they decided against it after discovering it would become the longest-named train station in the country.[5]

Station layout

The station consists of two split-platforms at ground level. Platform 1 services trams to Katabiranotsuji, connecting with the Randen Arashiyama Line. Platform 2 services trams bound for Kitano-Hakubaichō.[7]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Randen Kitano Line
Ryōanji (B7) Local Kitano-Hakubaichō (B9)

References
  1. "Node: Tōjiin (335664938)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. 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.
  3. 等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前 (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. (Randen). Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  4. "Keifuku Line (Randen)". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  5. "Tongue twister training: Kyoto rail stop gets Japan's longest station name". Mainichi. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. "北野線「等持院駅」の駅名変更と、駅名変更記念硬券発売のお知らせ" [Tojiin Station on the Kitano Line will be renamed Tojiin Ritsumeikan University Station.] (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. (Randen). 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  7. "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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