is a railway station in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, which serves the Keihan Main Line and is operated by the Keihan Electric Railway.
Lines Gion-Shijō Station is served by the Keihan Main Line. All types of passenger trains, from local to limited express, stop at the station.
Station layout
The station in a double track section has one underground island platform with two tracks. Stairs, escalators and elevators connect the platform on the second basement to the first basement concourse and then to the ground level.
Platforms
History The station opened on October 27, 1915. The tracks and the station facilities were moved to the underground on May 24, 1987. The station was originally named after Shijō Street as it is located where the railway along the bank of the Kamo River crosses Shijō Street.
Since 1981, there had been two stations along Shijō Street named Shijō; the other is on the Karasuma Line subway. At last, the Keihan station was renamed Gion-Shijō Station on October 19, 2008, the date of opening of the Nakanoshima Line. (Nakanoshima Line to open October 19, 2008)
Surrounding area Yasaka Shrine Gion Miyagawachō Pontochō Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line
Adjacent stations
References
External links Station map by Keihan Electric Railway Okeihan.net entry on Gion-Shijō Station by Keihan Electric Railway