Rokujizō Station

六地蔵
General information
Location	Fushimi-ku, Kyoto Uji
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kyoto Municipal Subway

Rokujizō Station (六地蔵駅 Rokujizō-eki) refers to three different railway stations of the same name, located within the same vicinity in Rokujizo Naramachi, Uji, Kyoto, each operated by a different train company. Only the station of the Keihan Uji Line is located in Momoyamacho Inaba, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. The station name means "Six Jizō".

Lines

Each of the following three lines has its own Rokujizō Station facilities.

• Keihan Uji Line
• West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Nara Line
• Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line

Firstly, there is the relatively recent addition of a station at the terminus of the underground Tozai Line that runs from Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station in Kyoto down to the southeastern part of the city. Secondly, in proximity to the underground station is the station operated by West Japan Railway Company, on the Nara Line. Rapid trains from Kyoto now also stop here (in addition to the local trains) and the trip normally takes no longer than 12 minutes. Finally, approximately 150 meters from both the underground and JR station is the Rokujizo station operated by the Keihan Electric Railway.

Layout

Keihan Railway

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Keihan Rokujizo Station
General information
Location	2, Momoyamacho Inaba
Coordinates	34°55′55.28″N 135°47′35.98″E
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Uji Line

• 2 side platforms with a track each on the embankment

1	■ Uji Line	for Chushojima (Change to the Keihan Line for Yodoyabashi, Osaka and Demachiyanagi)
2	■ Uji Line	for Keihan

JR West

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JR West Rokujizo Station
General information
Location	77-1, Rokujizo Naramachi
Coordinates	34°55′58″N 135°47′50.41″E
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Line(s)	Nara Line

• The station has an island platform elevated serving 2 tracks.

1 (main track)	■ Nara Line	for Kyoto (all trains) for JR West and Nara (part of local trains in the non-rush hour)
2	■ Nara Line	for JR West and Nara (except above)

Kyoto Subway Tozai Line

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Entrance of Subway Rokujizo Station
General information
Location	Rokujizo Naramachi
Coordinates	34°56′1.44″N 135°47′47.08″E
Operated by	Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Tozai Line

• an island platform with platform screen doors underground with a track on both side

1, 2

■ Tozai Line

for Yamashina and Uzumasa Tenjingawa

History

The oldest railway in this area is the Nara Line which has been operating since 1896, but the history of Rokujizō Station began with the opening of the Keihan line in 1913 because the Nara Line did not have its station in Rokujizō until 1992.

The Keihan station opened on 1 June 1913. The present-day JR West station opened on 22 October 1992, and the subway station opened on 26 November 2004.

Surrounding area

The surrounding area has a number of hotels, extensive shops, restaurants and amusement centers. It has undergone significant development in recent years as more people choose to live there or nearby and make use of the excellent transport links to Kyoto and Osaka.

• Daizen-ji
• MOMO Kintetsu (Kintetsu Department Store)
• Kyoto Animation Studio 1
• Ito Yokado Rokujizo
• Izumiya Rokujizo

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keihan Railway Uji Line
Momoyama-minamiguchi		-	Kowata
JR West Nara Line
Momoyama		Local		Kohata
Tofukuji		Regional Rapid Service		JR West
Tofukuji		Rapid Service		Uji
Tofukuji		Miyakoji Rapid Service		Uji
Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line (T01)
Terminus		-	Kyoto (T02)

External links

• Rokujizo Station | Keihan Electric Railway (Japanese)
• Rokujizou Station | West Japan Railway Company (Japanese)