Gion-Shijō Station
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Lines
Gion-Shijō Station is served by the Keihan Main Line. All types of passenger trains, from local to limited express, stop at the station.
Station layout
The station in a double track section has one underground island platform with two tracks. Stairs, escalators and elevators connect the platform on the second basement to the first basement concourse and then to the ground level.
Platforms
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| 2 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Template:STN, Template:STN, Template:STN, and Template:STN |
History
The station opened on October 27, 1915. The tracks and the station facilities were moved to the underground on May 24, 1987. The station was originally named Script error: No such module "Nihongo". after Shijō Street as it is located where the railway along the bank of the Kamo River crosses Shijō Street.
Since 1981, there had been two stations along Shijō Street named Shijō; the other is on the Karasuma Line subway. At last, the Keihan station was renamed Gion-Shijō Station on October 19, 2008, the date of opening of the Nakanoshima Line.[1][2]
Surrounding area
- Yasaka Shrine
- Gion
- Miyagawachō
- Pontochō
- Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Template:STN | Local | Template:STN | ||
| Kiyomizu-Gojō | Sub Express Commuter Sub Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima in the morning on weekdays) |
Sanjō | ||
| Kiyomizu-Gojō | Express | Sanjō | ||
| Template:STN | Rapid Express Commuter Rapid Express (only running for Nakanoshima in the morning on weekdays) |
Sanjō | ||
| Shichijō | Limited Express | Sanjō | ||
| Shichijō | Rapid Limited Express (on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during the tourist seasons and new year period) |
Sanjō | ||
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References
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External links
- Station map by Keihan Electric Railway Template:Webarchive
- Okeihan.net entry on Gion-Shijō Station by Keihan Electric Railway Template:In lang
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