Roka-kōen Station

Roka-kōen Station (芦花公園駅, Roka-kōen-eki) is a railway station on the Keio Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1]

KO11 Roka-kōen Station 芦花公園駅
Roka-kōen station. January 2012
Location	3-1-16 Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo （東京都世田谷区南烏山3-1-16） Japan
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	KO Keio Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	KO11
History
Opened	1913
Previous names	Kami-Takaido (until 1937)
Passengers
FY2016	14,429 daily
Location
Roka-kōen Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Roka-kōen Station Roka-kōen Station (Japan)

The station is named after the nearby Roka Kōshun-en, a park to commemorate Japanese novelist Roka Tokutomi (1868-1927). The park is located approximately one kilometer south of the station. Despite the name, Keio Hachiman-Yama Station is marginally closer to the park itself.

Station layout

This station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

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 KO11
Keiō Liner: Does not stop at this station
Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Special Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Hachimanyama KO10		Local		Chitose-Karasuyama KO12

History

The station opened on April 15, 1913, initially named Kami-Takaido Station (上高井戸駅).[2] It was renamed on September 1, 1937.[2]

References

1. Keio Railway Map
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.