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Keage Station (蹴上駅, Keage-eki) is a train station in Higashiyama-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is the closest subway station to Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji temple.

Keage Station 蹴上駅
Keage Station entrance No. 2, May 2020
General information
Location	Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan
Coordinates	35.0078°N 135.7902°E / 35.0078; 135.7902
Operated by	Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Tōzai Line
Other information
Station code	T-09
History
Opened	October 12, 1997
Passengers
FY2016	10,713 daily[1]

Lines

• Kyoto Municipal Subway
  • Tōzai Line (Station Number: T09)

Layout

The underground station has one island platform serving two tracks. Track No. 1 is for trains bound for Uzumasa Tenjingawa and Track No. 2 is for trains bound for Rokujizō and Hama-Ōtsu.[2]

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform

History

The station opened on October 12, 1997 when the first section of the Tōzai Line opened.[2]

Until the day before the opening of the Tōzai Line, Keage Station on the Keihan Keishin Line on the street served the area from the beginning of the Keishin Line on August 15, 1912.[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōzai Line (T09)
Misasagi (T08)		-	Higashiyama (T10)

Surrounding area

• Westing Miyako Hotel Kyoto
• Nanzen-ji
• Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji
• Philosopher's Walk (Tetsugaku no Michi)
• Lake Biwa Canal
• Keage Incline
• Kyoto International Community House
• Kyoto City Zoo

References

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