Marutamachi Station

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

K07 Marutamachi Station 丸太町駅
General information
Location	Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto Japan
Coordinates	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; 43 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

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

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.

External links

• 駅施設 京都市営地下鉄烏丸線 丸太町駅