page_title: Kawaramachi Station
hierarchical_section_title: Kawaramachi Station
context_page_description: Kawaramachi Station is the terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan. The Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station. Keihan Shijo Station is beyond the Kamo River.
  The area around the station is one of commercial centers of Kyoto. The real estate around the station is the most valuable in Kyoto.
  The station is attached underground to department stores such as Takashimaya, which has a food market on its basement floor. The station also connects underground to Karasuma Station.
  The station opened on June 17, 1963. Before the opening of Kawaramachi Station and Karasuma Station, the Hankyu Kyoto Line ended at Ōmiya Station.
context_section_description: Kawaramachi Station (河原町駅 Kawaramachi eki) is the terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan. The Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station. Keihan Shijo Station is beyond the Kamo River.
  The area around the station is one of commercial centers of Kyoto. The real estate around the station is the most valuable in Kyoto.
  The station is attached underground to department stores such as Takashimaya, which has a food market on its basement floor. The station also connects underground to Karasuma Station.
  The station opened on June 17, 1963. Before the opening of Kawaramachi Station and Karasuma Station, the Hankyu Kyoto Line ended at Ōmiya Station.
caption: Takashimaya (right) and Hankyu Department Store (center) are connected to Kawaramachi Station
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