# Kitaōji Station

Kitaōji Station (北大路駅, Kitaōji-eki, station number: K04) is a railway station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

## History

The station opened on May 29, 1981 when the Karasuma Line started operation between Kitaōji and Kyoto. Until October 24, 1990, the station was the terminus of the line.

## Layout

This station has an island platform with two tracks under Karasuma Street.

### Platforms

| Platforms | Platform 1 | → Karasuma Line towards Kyoto, Takeda and Kintetsu Nara → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left ||
| Platforms | Platform 2 | ← Karasuma Line towards Kitayama and Kokusaikaikan |

## Surroundings

* Kitaōji Town
** Kyoto City Kitaōji Bus Terminal
** Kyoto North Hall
** Kitaoji Vivre
* Otani University
* Ritsumeikan Primary School
* Kyoto Botanical Garden

### Kyoto City Kitaōji Bus Terminal

* Bus Platform A for Kyoto Sangyo University
** Route 北3 for Kamigamo Shrine and Kyoto Sangyo University
** Non-stop buses to Kyoto Sangyo University
* Bus Platform B for Higashiyama Street and Takano
** Route 204 for Takano and Ginkaku-ji via Shirakawa Street
** Route 206 for Chion-in, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto Station via Higashiyama Street
* Bus Platform C for Kawaramachi Street
** Route 1 for Rakuhoku High School, Shimogamo Shrine and Demachiyanagi
** Route 37 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Sanjo Keihan via Kawaramachi Street
** Route 205 for Rakuhoku High School, Shimogamo Shrine, Shijo Kawaramachi and Kyoto Station
* Bus Platform D for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
** Route 北8 for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
* Bus Platform E for Sembon Kitaoji and Bukkyo University
** Route 1 for Daitoku-ji and Bukkyo University
** Extra route for Bukkyo University
** Route 北1 for Bukkyo University and Gentaku
** Route 37 for Nishigamo Depot via Horikawa Street
** Route 特37 for Omiya Kotsu-koen and Nishigamo Depot
* Bus Platform F for Sembon and Nishioji
** Route 101 Raku Bus for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kitano Tenman-gu, Nijō Castle and Kyoto Station
** Route 102 Raku Bus for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kitano Tenman-gu and Ginkaku-ji
** Route 205 for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishioji Shijo via Nishioji Street
** Route M1 for Haradani
** Route M1 for Ritsumeikan University
** Route 北8 for Bukkyo University and Matsugasaki
* Bus Platform G for Sembon and Nishioji
** Route 204 for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishinokyo Emmachi via Nishioji Street
** Route 206 for Shijo-Omiya and Kyoto Station via Sembon Street

### Karasuma Kitaōji Intersection

* Kyoto City Bus (Karasuma Kitaōji)
** Route 1 for Demachiyanagi via Shimogamo Shrine / for Bukkyo University and Nishigamo Depot
** Route 37 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Sanjo Keihan via Kawaramachi Street / for Kitaoji Bus Terminal and Nishigamo Depot
** Route 204 for Takano and Ginkaku-ji via Shirakawa Street / for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishinokyo Emmachi via Nishioji Street
** Route 205 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Kyoto Station via Kawaramachi Street / for Daitoku-ji, Kinkaku-ji and Nishioji Shijo via Nishioji Street
** Route 206 for Chion-in, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera and Kyoto Station via Higashiyama Street / for Shijo-Omiya, Kyoto Aquarium and Kyoto Station via Sembon Street
** Route 北3 for Kyoto Sangyo University
** Route 北8 for Takano and Shugakuin-michi
* Kyoto Bus (Kitaōji Ekimae)
** Route 30 and Express Route 36 for Demachiyanagi via Izumojibashi
** Route 32 for Hirogawara via Kibuneguchi, Kurama and Hanasetoge / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
** Route 34 for Shizuhara and Shiroyama via Kyoto Sangyo University / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
** Route 35 for Ichihara via Kyoto Sangyo University / for Demachiyanagi via Takanobashi-higashizume
** Route 45 for Kyoto Station via Karasuma Street / for Iwakura-Muramatsu via Rakuhoku University and Midorogaike
** Route 46 for Iwakura-Muramatsu via Rakuhoku University and Midorogaike
* Kumogahata Bus Mokumoku-go (Kitaōji Ekimae)
** for Kumogahata (2 roundtrips per day, between Kitaoji Ekimae and Kumogahata Iwayabashi)