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
General information
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
Services
Preceding station Following station Chitose-karasuyama KO12 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Local Hachimanyama KO10 towards Shinjuku
Location Roka-kōen Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Roka-kōen Station Roka-kōen Station (Japan) Show map of 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, Hachimanyama 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 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, initially named Kami-Takaido Station (上高井戸駅).^[2] It was renamed on September 1, 1937.^[2]