Roka-kōen Station

Railway station in Tokyo, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStation codeKO11HistoryOpened1913Previous namesKami-Takaido (until 1937)PassengersFY201614,429 daily Services

Preceding station				Following station
Chitose-karasuyama KO12 towards Keiō-hachiōji		Keiō Line Local		Hachimanyama KO10 towards Shinjuku

Location
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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]

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

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

Platforms

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

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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^ Keio Railway Map
^ ^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.