Chitose-karasuyama Station

KO12 Chitose-karasuyama Station 千歳烏山駅
General information
Location	6-1-1 Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo （東京都世田谷区南烏山6-1-1） Japan
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	Keio Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KO12
History
Opened	1913
Previous names	Karasuyama (until 1929)
Passengers
FY2011	74,518 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station Chōfu KO18 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Special Express Meidaimae KO06 towards Shinjuku Tsutsujigaoka KO14 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Express Sakurajōsui KO08 towards Shinjuku Sengawa KO13 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Semi Express Keiō Line Rapid Hachimanyama KO10 towards Shinjuku Keiō Line Local Roka-kōen KO11 towards Shinjuku
Location Chitose-karasuyama Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Chitose-karasuyama Station Chitose-karasuyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Chitose-karasuyama Station (千歳烏山駅, Chitose-karasuyama-eki) is a railway station on the Keio Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1] It is the westernmost station of the Keio Line in the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Trains cross the Setagaya-Chōfu border west of the station.

Station layout

The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms are connected by stairs to two small underground concourses beneath the tracks.

Platforms

View of the platforms from the adjacent level crossing, October 2008

1	KO Keiō Line	for Chōfu and Keiō-Hachiōji KO Keiō Sagamihara Line for Hashimoto (via Chōfu) KO Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano)
2	KO Keiō Line	for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku KO Keiō New Line for Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata

History

The station opened on April 15, 1913 as Karasuyama Station (烏山駅).[2] It was renamed Chitose-karasuyama on 7 August 1929.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 74,518 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

On both the north and south sides of the station lie large shopping districts. Just north of the station is the Karasuyama District Administration Office.

References

1. "Keio Railway Map & Reading Station Signs - Keio Corporation".
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Keio station information (in Japanese)

35.6679°N 139.6006°E / 35.6679; 139.6006