Chūshojima Station

Chushojima Station

中書島駅
Chushojima Station building and north entrance in October 2017
General information
LocationYoshijima-Yaguracho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Japan
Coordinates34°55′36.77″N 135°45′36.07″E / 34.9268806°N 135.7600194°E / 34.9268806; 135.7600194
Operated byKeihan Electric Railway
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms + 1 island platform
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeKH28
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1910
Passengers
FY2015[1]5.2 million
Location
Chushojima Station is located in Japan
Chushojima Station
Chushojima Station
Location within Japan

Chushojima Station (中書島駅, Chūshojima-eki) is a railway station in Yoshijima-Yaguracho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway.

Lines

Chushojima Station is served by the Keihan Main Line and the Keihan Uji Line.

Layout

The station has two side platforms and an island platform, serving a total of four tracks. There is an entrance on each side platform (north entrance: in the west of the side platform to take trains for Demachiyanagi, south entrance: in the west of the side platform used in the early morning for trains for Uji).

Platforms

1  Keihan Main Line for Tambabashi, Sanjo, and Demachiyanagi
2  Keihan Main Line for Hirakatashi, Kyobashi, Yodoyabashi, and Nakanoshima
3  Keihan Uji Line for Rokujizo and Uji
4  Keihan Uji Line for Rokujizo and Uji (departing in the early morning)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keihan Main Line
Yodo (Kyoto Racecourse)   Local   Fushimi-Momoyama
Yodo (Kyoto Racecourse)   Sub Express   Fushimi-Momoyama
Yodo (Kyoto Racecourse)   Commuter Sub Express (weekday mornings, only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima)   Fushimi-Momoyama
Iwashimizu-hachimangū   Express   Tambabashi
Yodo (Kyoto Racecourse)   Express (Yodo - Demachiyanagi)   Tambabashi
Kuzuha   Rapid Express   Tambabashi
Kuzuha   Commuter Rapid Express (weekday mornings, only running for Nakanoshima)   Tambabashi
Kuzuha   Limited Express   Tambabashi
Kuzuha   Liner   Tambabashi
Rapid Limited Express "RAKURAKU": Does not stop at this station
Uji Line
Terminus   -   Kangetsukyō

History

The station building and north entrance in May 2005

The station opened on 15 April 1910.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 12,691 passengers daily.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 276. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.