Marutamachi Station

This article is about the subway station. For the station of Keihan Railway, see Jingū-Marutamachi Station.

Marutamachi Station (丸太町駅, Marutamachi-eki) is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

K07 Marutamachi Station 丸太町駅
General information
Location	Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto Japan
Coordinates	35°00′59″N 135°45′35″E / 35.0165°N 135.7597°E / 35.0165; 135.7597
Operated by	Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Karasuma Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	K07
History
Opened	29 May 1981; 42 years ago (1981-05-29)
Passengers
FY2016	21,796 daily^[1]
Services
Preceding station Kyoto Municipal Subway Following station Karasuma Oike K08 towards Takeda Karasuma Line Imadegawa K06 towards Kokusaikaikan

Entrance of the station by the wall of Kyoto Gyoen

Lines

•   Kyoto Municipal Subway
  •   Karasuma Line (Station Number: K07)

Layout

The station is located beneath the intersection of Marutamachi-dōri and Karasuma-dōri (National Highway Route 367), and features a single island platform.

1	■ Karasuma Line	for Karasuma Oike, Shijo, Kyoto, Takeda and Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Shin-Tanabe / Nara)
2	■ Karasuma Line	for Imadegawa, Kitaoji and Kokusaikaikan

• Turnstiles are staffed at the North gate, while they are unstaffed at the South gate.
• Staffed turnstiles are towards exits 1–4, unstaffed turnstiles are towards exits 6 and 7, while exit 5 is in the very middle.

Surroundings

north-east

• Kyoto Imperial Palace
• Kyoto District Court, Kyoto Summary Court

north-west

• Kyoto Prefectural Government Office
• Kyoto Prefectural Police
• Kyoto Architectural College
• Heian Jogakuin University, St. Agnes' Junior and Senior High School
• Kyoto Broadcasting System Co., Ltd.
• Japan Red Cross Society Kyoto Daini Hospital

south-east

• The Kyoto Shimbun

Station History

• May 29, 1981 - Station opening.
• 14–16 November 2005 - Due to U.S. President George W. Bush's visit, station lockers and exit #1 are closed.
• 1 April 2007 - PiTaPa use begins.

References

1. "京都市交通事業白書" (in Japanese). Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau.

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