Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station (京都市役所前駅 Kyōto shiyakusho-mae eki) is a stop on the Tozai Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway in Kyoto, Japan. It is in Nakagyo-ku. With the station number designation T12, its station color is kara kurenai. Because it lies beneath the Kawaramachi-Oike intersection, the station also carries signs with the name Kawaramachi Oike.
T12 Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station 京都市役所前駅 | |||||||||||
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Entrance No. 2 in 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°00′40″N 135°46′08″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kyoto Municipal Subway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tōzai Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | T12 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 October 1997 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 27,075 daily | ||||||||||
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The station has one island platform serving two tracks. Most trains of the Keihan Railway Keishin Line make their last stop at Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae before reversing direction.
The station, the name of which means "in front of City Hall," is the closest to the offices of Kyoto's city government. The Honnō-ji was rebuilt nearby, rather than at its original location, following the Incident at Honnōji. Also in the vicinity is the Kyoto office of the Bank of Japan.