title: Karasuma Station
text: # Karasuma Station
  
  Karasuma Station (烏丸駅, Karasuma-eki) is a station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station has an island platform serving two tracks.
  
  | 1 | ■ Kyoto Line | to Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Osaka (Osaka-umeda, Tengachaya), Kita-Senri, Kobe, Takarazuka |
  
  Shijō Station on the Karasuma Line subway is connected with Karasuma Station by a short underground walkway.
  
  ## Usage
  
  In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 33,933,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.
  
  | Year | Number (in thousands) | Number (in thousands) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Year | Boarding | Total |
  | 2001 | 14,862 | 30,878 |
  | 2002 | 14,562 | 30,457 |
  | 2003 | 14,442 | 29,972 |
  | 2004 | 14,133 | 29,496 |
  | 2005 | 15,338 | 31,240 |
  | 2006 | 15,045 | 30,943 |
  | 2007 | 15,667 | 31,916 |
  | 2008 | 15,753 | 32,630 |
  | 2009 | 14,219 | 30,217 |
  | 2010 | 14,758 | 30,472 |
  | 2011 | 14,881 | 31,126 |
  | 2012 | 15,241 | 31,600 |
  | 2015 | 16,391 | 33,933 |
  
  ## History
  
  Karasuma Station opened on 17 June 1963.
  
  Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-85.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kyoto Main Line (HK-85) |||||
  | Ōmiya | Local | Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  | Ōmiya | Semi-Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  | Ōmiya | Rapid Service | Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  | Ōmiya | Rapid Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  | Katsura | Limited Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  | Ōmiya | Commuter Limited Express | Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  | Katsura | Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura" | Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  | Katsura | Rapid Limited Express A "Kyo-Train" | Kyoto-kawaramachi |
  