Chitose-karasuyama Station

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.

KO12 Chitose-karasuyama Station 千歳烏山駅
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
Location
Chitose-Karasuyama Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Chitose-Karasuyama Station Chitose-Karasuyama Station (Japan)

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, Keiō Hachiōji KO Keio Takao Line for Takaosanguchi KO Keio Sagamihara Line for Hashimoto
2	KO Keiō Line	for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku KO Keio New Line for Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line for Motoyawata

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Keio Line KO12
Keiō Liner: Does not stop at this station
Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Meidaimae KO06		Semi Special Express		Chōfu KO18
Sakurajōsui KO08		Express		Tsutsujigaoka KO14
Sakurajōsui KO08		Semi Express		Sengawa KO13
Hachimanyama KO10		Rapid		Sengawa KO13
Roka-kōen KO11		Local		Sengawa KO13

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)