Karasuma Oike Station

Karasuma Oike Station (烏丸御池駅, Karasuma Oike-eki; formerly named Oike Station (御池駅, Oike-eki) until May 21, 1997) is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line and Tōzai Line in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Karasuma line platforms, 2021

K08 T13 Karasuma Oike Station 烏丸御池駅
Interior of the Tōzai station in November 2018
General information
Location	Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan
Operated by	Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Karasuma Line Tōzai Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	K08, T13
History
Opened	29 May 1981; 44 years ago (1981-05-29)
Previous names	Oike (until 1997)
Passengers
FY2016	46,194 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Kyoto Municipal Subway Following station Shijō K09 towards Takeda Karasuma Line Marutamachi K07 towards Kokusaikaikan Nijōjō-mae T14 towards Uzumasa Tenjingawa Tōzai Line Kyōto Shiyakusho-mae T12 towards Rokujizō

Lines

• Kyoto Municipal Subway
  • Karasuma Line (Station Number: K08)
  • Tōzai Line (Station Number: T13)

Layout

The station is the transferring station operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau under Karasuma Oike Intersection on Karasuma Street and Oike Street. The two side platforms with two tracks for the Karasuma Line are located under the ticket gate floor, and the island platform with two tracks for the Tōzai Line is located under the Karasuma Line.

Karasuma Line

1	■ Karasuma Line	for Kyōto, Takeda and Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Shin-Tanabe, Nara)
2	■ Karasuma Line	for Imadegawa, Kitaōji and Kokusaikaikan

Tōzai Line

1	■ Tōzai Line	for Nijō and Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2	■ Tōzai Line	for Misasagi, Rokujizō and (Keihan Railway Keishin Line) Hamaōtsu

Surroundings

Station entrance, August 2007

• Ace Hotel Kyoto^[2]
• Adachi Hospital
• Hello Work Plaza Karasuma Oike
• Karasuma Oike Intersection
• Kyoto International Manga Museum
• The Museum of Kyoto
• Nakagyo-ku Post Office
• NHK Kyoto Broadcast Station
• Nichicon Corporation
• ShinPuhKan mall^[3]

History

• May 29, 1981 - Oike Station was opened on the same day as the opening of the Kyoto Subway Karasuma Line from Kitaoji to Kyoto.
• August 28, 1988 - Through service to and from the Kintetsu Kyoto Line started.
• May 22, 1997 - Oike Station was renamed Karasuma-Oike Station to prepare to connect to the Tozai Line from Daigo to Nijo.
• October 12, 1997 - The Tozai Line was opened.
• April 1, 2007 - PiTaPa service started.
• January 16, 2008 - Through service to and from the Keihan Railway Keishin Line started on the same day as the extension of the Tozai Line from Nijo to Uzumasa Tenjingawa.
• May 16, 2011 - Underground shopping area Kotochika Oike opened.^[4]