Karasuma Oike Station

烏丸御池
Station entrance, August 2007
General information
Operated by	Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Karasuma Line Tōzai Line

Karasuma Oike Station (烏丸御池駅, Karasuma Oike-eki, named Oike Station (御池駅, Oike-eki) until May 21, 1997) is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line and Tōzai Line in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Lines

• Kyoto Municipal Subway

• Karasuma Line (Station Number: K08)
• Tōzai Line (Station Number: T13)

Layout

The station is the transferring station operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau under Karasuma Oike Intersection on Karasuma-dori and Oike-dori. The 2 side platforms with 2 tracks for the Karasuma Line is located under ticket gate floor, and the island platform with 2 tracks for the Tōzai Line is located under the Karasuma Line.

Karasuma Line

1	■ Karasuma Line	for Kyōto, Kyoto and the Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Shin-Tanabe, Kintetsu Nara)
2	■ Karasuma Line	for Imadegawa, Kitaōji and Kokusaikaikan

Tōzai Line

1	■ Tōzai Line	for Kyoto and Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2	■ Tōzai Line	for Misasagi, Rokujizō and (Keihan Railway Keishin Line) Hamaōtsu

Surroundings

• Kyoto International Manga Museum
• the Museum of Kyoto
• Nichicon Corporation
• Adachi Hospital

History

• May 29, 1981 - Oike Station was opened on the same day as the opening of the Kyoto Subway Karasuma Line from Kitaoji to Kyoto.
• August 28, 1988 - Through service to and from the Kintetsu Kyoto Line started.
• May 22, 1997 - Oike Station was renamed Karasuma-Oike Station to prepare to connect to the Tozai Line from Daigo to Nijo.
• October 12, 1997 - The Tozai Line was opened.
• April 1, 2007 - PiTaPa service started.
• January 16, 2008 - Through service to and from the Keihan Railway Keishin Line started on the same day as the extension of the Tozai Line from Nijo to Uzumasa Tenjingawa.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (K08)
Marutamachi (K07)		-	Shijō (K10)
Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line (T13)
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (T12)		-	Nijōjō-mae (T14)