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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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) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2016 | 14,429 daily | ||||||||||
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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
editThis station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
edit1 | 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
editThe 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
editWikimedia 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.