Roka-kōen Station
Railway station in Tokyo, Japan
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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]
Roka-kōen Station 芦花公園駅 | |||||||||||
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 Roka-kōen station. January 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-1-16 Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keio Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line |  Keio Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KO11 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 15, 1913 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kami-Takaido (until 1937) | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 14,429 daily | ||||||||||
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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 | Keiō Line |
for Chōfu and Keiō-Hachiōji Keiō Sagamihara Line for Hashimoto (via Chōfu) Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano)
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| 2 | Keiō Line |
for Meidaimae, Sasazuka, and Shinjuku Keiō New Line for Shinjuku Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata |
