Karasuma

History

Karasuma Station opened on 17 June 1963 when the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line was extended underground from Ōmiya to Kawaramachi (now Kyoto-kawaramachi). The station sits under the Shijō-Karasuma crossing and is generally referred to locally by the corner's name, Shijō-Karasuma. The east exit was closed during connecting-passageway works in June 1983 and reopened on 1 October 1984; the underground walkway to the adjoining Kawaramachi station was completed later that month. Platforms were lengthened in April 1985 for ten-car express running, and station numbering HK-85 was introduced on 21 December 2013. The Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line's Shijō Station is reached via a short underground transfer.

History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.

Notes

Although Karasuma sits beneath a one-stop branch line, in fiscal 2025 it averaged 80,522 daily passengers, ranking 4th across all Hankyu stations and overtaking the terminal Kyoto-kawaramachi mostly thanks to subway transfers.