Sanjo Keihan Station
Encyclopedia
Sanjō Keihan Station is a subway
station in Higashiyama
ward, city of Kyoto
, Kyoto Prefecture
, Japan
.
's Keihan Main Line, and is connected to the adjacent Keihan Sanjō Station
. The station is physically located underneath Sanjō-dori, just east of the Kamo River
and Kyoto's Kawaramachi
shopping district. It is also the main station in Kyoto for trains to Yodoyabashi Station
in Osaka
.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
station in Higashiyama
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
' is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Shimogyō-ku. During the years 1931 to 1976 it also covered the area of present-day Yamashina-ku, which was an independent town until its merger into the city in 1931...
ward, city of Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
General information
Sanjō Keihan Station intersects with the Keihan Electric RailwayKeihan Electric Railway
is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
's Keihan Main Line, and is connected to the adjacent Keihan Sanjō Station
Sanjo Station (Kyoto)
is the main Keihan Electric Railway station in Kyoto. It connects with Sanjo Keihan Station on the Kyoto Subway Tozai Line. It was opened for service on October 27, 1915, and has been in service ever since. Sanjo Station is located in the Higashiyama Ward, in Kyoto City...
. The station is physically located underneath Sanjō-dori, just east of the Kamo River
Kamo River
The is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The riverbanks are popular walking spots for residents and tourists. In summer, restaurants open balconies looking out to the river. There are pathways running alongside the river on which one can walk along the river, and some stepping stones that cross...
and Kyoto's Kawaramachi
Kawaramachi
runs parallel to the west bank of the Kamo River on the eastern side of Kyoto, Japan. Its intersection with Shijō Street is called Shijō Kawaramachi and is a leading shopping district of the city.Both Shijo and Kawaramachi Street are protected with smoking bans....
shopping district. It is also the main station in Kyoto for trains to Yodoyabashi Station
Yodoyabashi Station
Yodoyabashi Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line...
in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
.
Connecting line
- Keihan Railway
- Keihan Main Line, Ōtō LineKeihan Oto LineThe is a railway line in Kyoto that opened on October 5, 1989 as a branch of the Keihan Electric Railway. The Ōtō Line re-established a rail connection between the Keihan Main Line and the Eizan Electric Railway, which had been severed when the Kyoto City streetcars ceased running in 1978.The...
(Sanjo StationSanjo Station (Kyoto)is the main Keihan Electric Railway station in Kyoto. It connects with Sanjo Keihan Station on the Kyoto Subway Tozai Line. It was opened for service on October 27, 1915, and has been in service ever since. Sanjo Station is located in the Higashiyama Ward, in Kyoto City...
)
- Keihan Main Line, Ōtō Line
Layout
- an island platform with 2 tracks underground.