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]
Roka-kōen Station 芦花公園駅 | |||||||||||
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 Roka-kōen station. January 2012 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KO11 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kami-Takaido (until 1937) | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 14,429 daily | ||||||||||
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  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, Hachimanyama Station is marginally closer to the park itself.
Station layout edit
This station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roka-Kōen Station.
- ^ Keio Railway Map
- ^ a b 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.