The Karasuma Line ( 烏丸線 , Karasuma-sen ) is one of the two lines of the Kyoto Municipal Subway operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau in Kyoto , Japan. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is colored green, and its stations are given numbers following the letter "K". It serves seven of Kyoto's eleven wards : Sakyō-ku , Kita-ku , Kamigyō-ku , Nakagyō-ku , Shimogyō-ku , Minami-ku , and Fushimi-ku . It connects Kokusaikaikan in Sakyō-ku and Takeda in Minami-ku.
5-575: Between Kitaōji and Jūjō , trains run beneath the north–south Karasuma Street , hence the name. They link to the other subway line, the Tozai Line , at Karasuma Oike . They also connect to the JR lines at Kyoto Station and the Hankyu Kyoto Line running beneath Shijō Street at the intersection of Shijō Karasuma , Kyoto's central business district . At Shijō Karasuma, the subway station
10-598: Is named Shijō , whereas Hankyu's station is called Karasuma . The Transportation Bureau and Kintetsu Railway jointly operate through services, which continue to the Kintetsu Kyoto Line to Kintetsu Nara Station in Nara . The Karasuma Line and the Kyoto Line connect at Kyoto and Takeda. This line covers a total distance of 13.7 km (8.5 mi) in 26 minutes and the average daily ridership in 2009
15-714: The Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Kita-ku, Kyoto , Japan. The station opened on May 29, 1981 when the Karasuma Line started operation between Kitaōji and Kyoto. Until October 24, 1990, the station was the terminus of the line. This station has an island platform with two tracks under Karasuma Street . 35°02′42″N 135°45′32″E / 35.0449°N 135.7589°E / 35.0449; 135.7589 This Kyoto Prefecture railroad station -related article
20-453: The inauguration of the Tōzai Line running beneath the east–west Oike Street ( 御池通 , Oike-dōri ) . The line was extended from Kitayama to Kokusaikaikan on June 3, 1997. Express services from Kokusaikaikan to Kintetsu Nara in Nara started on March 15, 2000. Kita%C5%8Dji Station Kitaōji Station ( 北大路駅 , Kitaōji-eki , station number: K04) is a railway station on
25-465: Was 411,881 passengers. The section between Kitaōji and Kyoto was completed on May 29, 1981. The line was extended from Kyoto to Takeda on June 11, 1988. Through services from Kitaōji to Shin-Tanabe on the Kyoto Line started on August 28, 1988. The line was extended from Kitaōji to Kitayama on October 24, 1990. Oike Station was renamed Karasuma Oike Station on May 22, 1997, prior to
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