Kitaōji Station

Kitaōji Station (北大路駅, Kitaōji-eki, station number: K04) is a railway station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

K04 Kitaōji Station 北大路駅
Kitaōji Town commercial complex above the station
General information
Location	Kita-ku, Kyoto Japan
Owned by	Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
Operated by	Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Karasuma Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	K04
History
Opened	May 29, 1981; 42 years ago (1981-05-29)
Passengers
FY2016	30,328 daily^[1]
Services
Preceding station Kyoto Municipal Subway Following station Kuramaguchi K05 towards Takeda Karasuma Line Kitayama K03 towards Kokusaikaikan
Location
Kitaōji Station Location within Kyoto city Show map of Kyoto city Kitaōji Station Kitaōji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

History

The station opened on May 29, 1981 when the Karasuma Line started operation between Kitaōji and Kyoto. Until October 24, 1990, the station was the terminus of the line.^[2]

Layout

This station has an island platform with two tracks under Karasuma Street.

Platforms

Platforms	Platform 1	→   Karasuma Line towards Kyoto, Takeda and Kintetsu Nara →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	←   Karasuma Line towards Kitayama and Kokusaikaikan

Surroundings

• Kitaōji Town
  • Kyoto City Kitaōji Bus Terminal
  • Kyoto North Hall
  • Kitaoji Vivre
• Otani University
• Ritsumeikan Primary School
• Kyoto Botanical Garden

Kyoto City Kitaōji Bus Terminal

• Bus Platform A for Kyoto Sangyo University
  • Route 北3 for Kamigamo Shrine and Kyoto Sangyo University
  • Non-stop buses to Kyoto Sangyo University
• Bus Platform B for Higashiyama Street and Takano
  • Route 204 for Takano and Ginkaku-ji via Shirakawa Street
  • Route 206 for Chion-in, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto Station via Higashiyama Street
• Bus Platform C for Kawaramachi Street
  • Route 1 for Rakuhoku High School, Shimogamo Shrine and Demachiyanagi
  • Route 37 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Sanjo Keihan via Kawaramachi Street
  • Route 205 for Rakuhoku High School, Shimogamo Shrine, Shijo Kawaramachi and Kyoto Station
• Bus Platform D for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
  • Route 北8 for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
• Bus Platform E for Sembon Kitaoji and Bukkyo University
  • Route 1 for Daitoku-ji and Bukkyo University
  • Extra route for Bukkyo University
  • Route 北1 for Bukkyo University and Gentaku
  • Route 37 for Nishigamo Depot via Horikawa Street
  • Route 特37 for Omiya Kotsu-koen and Nishigamo Depot
• Bus Platform F for Sembon and Nishioji
  • Route 101 Raku Bus for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kitano Tenman-gu, Nijō Castle and Kyoto Station
  • Route 102 Raku Bus for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kitano Tenman-gu and Ginkaku-ji
  • Route 205 for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishioji Shijo via Nishioji Street
  • Route M1 for Haradani
  • Route M1 for Ritsumeikan University
  • Route 北8 for Bukkyo University and Matsugasaki
• Bus Platform G for Sembon and Nishioji
  • Route 204 for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishinokyo Emmachi via Nishioji Street
  • Route 206 for Shijo-Omiya and Kyoto Station via Sembon Street

Karasuma Kitaōji Intersection

• Kyoto City Bus (Karasuma Kitaōji)
  • Route 1 for Demachiyanagi via Shimogamo Shrine / for Bukkyo University and Nishigamo Depot
  • Route 37 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Sanjo Keihan via Kawaramachi Street / for Kitaoji Bus Terminal and Nishigamo Depot
  • Route 204 for Takano and Ginkaku-ji via Shirakawa Street / for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishinokyo Emmachi via Nishioji Street
  • Route 205 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Kyoto Station via Kawaramachi Street / for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishioji Shijo via Nishioji Street
  • Route 206 for Chion-in, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto Station via Higashiyama Street / for Shijo-Omiya, Kyoto Aquarium and Kyoto Station via Sembon Street
  • Route 北3 for Kyoto Sangyo University
  • Route 北8 for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
• Kyoto Bus (Kitaōji Ekimae)
  • Route 30 and Express Route 36 for Demachiyanagi via Izumojibashi
  • Route 32 for Hirogawara via Kibuneguchi, Kurama and Hanasetoge / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
  • Route 34 for Shizuhara and Shiroyama via Kyoto Sangyo University / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
  • Route 35 for Ichihara via Kyoto Sangyo University / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
  • Route 45 for Kyoto Station via Karasuma Street / for Iwakura-Muramatsu via Rakuhoku University and Midorogaike
  • Route 46 for Iwakura-Muramatsu via Rakuhoku University and Midorogaike
• Kumogahata Bus Mokumoku-go (Kitaōji Ekimae)
  • for Kumogahata (2 roundtrips per day, between Kitaoji Ekimae and Kumogahata Iwayabashi)

References

1. "産業交通水道委員会資料 陳情第81号" (PDF) (in Japanese). Kyoto City Assembly. 25 October 2017.
2. Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau (May 29, 2015). . Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

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