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{{short description|Railway station in Kyoto, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
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| name               = Kyoto-kawaramachi
| native_name        = 京都河原町
| native_name_lang   = ja
| type               = 
| image              = Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station building at Shijo-Kawaramachi 2021-10-08.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Former [[Hankyu Department Store]] building above the underground terminal, now occupied by Kyoto [[Marui]]
| other_name         = 
| address            = Shijō-dōri Kawaramachi, [[Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto|Shimogyō]], [[Kyoto, Kyoto|Kyoto]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]]<br />（京都市下京区四条通河原町）
| country            = Japan
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|0|13.5|N|135|46|9.5|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| operator           = [[Hankyu Corporation]]
| line               = [[Hankyu Kyoto Main Line|Kyoto Main Line]]
| platforms          = 
| tracks             = 3
| connections        = [[Gion-Shijō Station]] ([[Keihan Main Line]])
| structure          = 
| code               = HK-86
| website            = {{URL|http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/en/station_guide/kawaramachi/index.html|Official}}
| opened             = June 17, 1963
| closed             = 
| former             = 
| passengers         = 68,801 daily<ref name="Hankyu passenger">{{cite web |title=駅別乗降人員 |url=https://www.hankyu.co.jp/station/passenger/index.html |language=ja |publisher=Hankyu |accessdate=13 July 2025}}</ref>
| pass_year          = 2024
| services           = 
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{{nihongo|'''Kyoto-kawaramachi Station'''|京都河原町駅|Kyōto-kawaramachi eki}} is the northern [[terminal station]] of the [[Hankyu Kyoto Main Line]] of [[Hankyu]] in [[Kyoto|Kyoto City]], Japan.

==Layout==
The station has an [[island platform]] serving three tracks underground.
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==Adjacent stations==
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{{j-rserv|service=Semi Limited Express|previous=Karasuma|col=red}}
{{j-rserv|service=Limited Express|previous=Karasuma|col=red}}
{{j-rserv|service=Commuter Limited Express|previous=Karasuma|col=red}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura"|previous=Karasuma|col=red}}
{{j-rserv|service=Rapid Limited Express A "Kyo-Train"|previous=Karasuma|col=red}}
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==History==
This station opened as Kawaramachi Station on June 17, 1963; it was renamed to Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on October 1, 2019.<ref name="2019-renaming">{{cite news |date=2019-10-01 |script-title=ja:阪急「河原町」→「京都河原町」に駅名変更 深夜に看板付け替え |language=Japanese |work=The Kyoto Shimbun |publisher=The Kyoto Shimbun |url=https://this.kiji.is/551592768546489441 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002191353/https://this.kiji.is/551592768546489441 |archive-date=2019-10-02}}</ref>

Before the opening of Kawaramachi Station and Karasuma Station, the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line terminated at [[Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)|Ōmiya Station]].

[[Station numbering]] was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-86.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2013 |title=「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します |trans-title="Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations. |url=https://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427234925/http://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf |archive-date=27 April 2016 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=Hankyu Corporation Online |language=ja }}</ref>

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), approximately 27,320,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/tokei/yearly/tokeisyo/tsname/tsg1001.html |title=Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture |access-date=2014-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712142635/http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/tokei/yearly/tokeisyo/tsname/tsg1001.html |archive-date=2015-07-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Kyoto stats">{{cite book |year=2017 |script-chapter=ja:第8章 都市施設 |trans-chapter=Chapter 8: Urban facilities |script-title=ja:京都市統計書 |trans-title=Statistics of Kyoto City |url=http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/sogo/toukei/Publish/YearBook/index.html |language=ja |publisher=City of Kyoto}}</ref>

{|class=wikitable
!rowspan=2|Year!!colspan=2|Number
|-
!Boarding!!Total
|-
|2001||align=right|14,773,000||align=right|28,665,000
|-
|2002||align=right|14,027,000||align=right|27,717,000
|-
|2003||align=right|13,930,000||align=right|26,861,000
|-
|2004||align=right|13,641,000||align=right|26,433,000
|-
|2005||align=right|14,116,000||align=right|26,863,000
|-
|2006||align=right|13,830,000||align=right|26,586,000
|-
|2007||align=right|14,471,000||align=right|27,479,000
|-
|2008||align=right|15,816,000||align=right|29,763,000
|-
|2009||align=right|13,121,000||align=right|26,406,000
|-
|2010||align=right|12,925,000||align=right|24,882,000
|-
|2011||align=right|12,819,000||align=right|24,508,000
|-
|2012||align=right|13,454,000||align=right|25,522,000
|-
|2015||align=right|14,460,000||align=right|27,320,000
|}

==Surrounding area==
The area around the station ([[Shijō Kawaramachi]]) is one of the commercial centers of Kyoto. The real estate around the station is the most valuable in Kyoto.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} The [[Kawaramachi Street|Kawaramachi]] and [[Shijo street]]s cross over the underground station. [[Gion-Shijo Station]] on the [[Keihan Main Line]] is located beyond the [[Kamo River (Kyoto)|Kamo River]].

The station is attached underground to department stores such as [[Takashimaya]], which has a food market on its basement floor. The station also connects underground to [[Karasuma Station]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* Hankyu website: [http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/en/station_guide/kawaramachi/index.html Guide] and [https://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/en/characteristic/kawaramachi/index.html features] of Kyoto-kawaramachi Station.

{{Hankyu Kyoto Line}}

[[Category:Hankyu Kyoto Main Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kyoto]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1963]]