Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station
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General information | |
Location | Kita-ku, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Japan |
Coordinates | 35°01′40″N 135°43′27″E / 35.0278250°N 135.7240550°E[1] |
Operated by | Keifuku Electric Railroad |
Line(s) | Randen Kitano Line |
Distance | 0.7km from Kitano-Hakubaichō |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Other information | |
Station code | B8 |
Website | Official (in Japanese) |
History | |
Opened | November 3, 1925 |
Passengers | |
FY2015[2] | 0.2 million |
Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station (等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前駅, Tōjiin Ritsumeikan-Daigaku-Kinugasa-Kyampasu-mae-eki) is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.[3] The station is serviced by the Randen Kitano Line that begins at Katabiranotsuji and continues to Kitano-Hakubaichō.[4] It carries the distinction of being the longest-named train station in Japan, with 26 hiragana characters.[5]
The station was renamed from Tojiin Station on March 20, 2020 in order to reflect its proximity to the main Kinugasa Campus of Ritsumeikan University.[6] It was reported that while train operator Keifuku had considered shortening the new station name, they decided against it after discovering it would become the longest-named train station in the country.[5]
Station layout
The station consists of two split-platforms at ground level. Platform 1 services trams to Katabiranotsuji, connecting with the Randen Arashiyama Line. Platform 2 services trams bound for Kitano-Hakubaichō.[7]
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Randen Kitano Line | ||||
Ryōanji (B7) | Local | Kitano-Hakubaichō (B9) |
References
- ↑ "Node: Tōjiin (335664938)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ↑ 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto. 2017.
- ↑ 等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前 (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. (Randen). Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Keifuku Line (Randen)". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- 1 2 "Tongue twister training: Kyoto rail stop gets Japan's longest station name". Mainichi. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ↑ "北野線「等持院駅」の駅名変更と、駅名変更記念硬券発売のお知らせ" [Tojiin Station on the Kitano Line will be renamed Tojiin Ritsumeikan University Station.] (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. (Randen). 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ↑ "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
External links
- Media related to Tōjiin-Ritsumeikan University Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Keifuku Electric Railroad Randen official summary page (English)