Roka-kōen Station (芦花公園駅, Roka-kōen-eki) is a railway station on the Keio Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.[1]

KO11
Roka-kōen Station

芦花公園駅
Roka-kōen station. January 2012
General information
Location3-1-16 Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo
(東京都世田谷区南烏山3-1-16)
Japan
Operated by Keio Corporation
Line(s)KO Keio Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeKO11
History
Opened1913
Previous namesKami-Takaido (until 1937)
Passengers
FY201614,429 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station
Chitose-karasuyama
KO12
Keiō Line
Local
Hachimanyama
KO10
towards Shinjuku
Location
Roka-kōen Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Roka-kōen Station
Roka-kōen Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Roka-kōen Station is located in Japan
Roka-kōen Station
Roka-kōen Station
Roka-kōen Station (Japan)

The station is named after the nearby Roka Kōshun-en, a park to commemorate Japanese novelist Roka Tokutomi (1868-1927). The park is located approximately one kilometer south of the station. Despite the name, Hachimanyama Station is marginally closer to the park itself.

Station layout

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This station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

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1 KO Keiō Line for Chōfu and Keiō-Hachiōji
KO Keiō Sagamihara Line for Hashimoto (via Chōfu)
KO Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano)
2 KO Keiō Line for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku
KO Keiō New Line for Shinjuku
S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata

History

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The station opened on April 15, 1913, initially named Kami-Takaido Station (上高井戸駅).[2] It was renamed on September 1, 1937.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Keio Railway Map
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

35°40′13″N 139°36′29″E / 35.6704°N 139.6081°E / 35.6704; 139.6081