Keage Station

Keage Station (蹴上駅) is a train station in Higashiyama-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is the closest subway station to Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji temple.

Lines

 * (Station Number: T09)
 * (Station Number: T09)

Layout
The underground station has one island platform serving two tracks. Track No. 1 is for trains bound for Uzumasa Tenjingawa and Track No. 2 is for trains bound for Rokujizō and Hama-Ōtsu.

History
The station opened on October 12, 1997 when the first section of the Tōzai Line opened.

Until the day before the opening of the Tōzai Line, Keage Station on the Keihan Keishin Line on the street served the area from the beginning of the Keishin Line on August 15, 1912.

Surrounding area

 * Westing Miyako Hotel Kyoto
 * Nanzen-ji
 * Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji
 * Philosopher's Walk (Tetsugaku no Michi)
 * Lake Biwa Canal
 * Keage Incline
 * Kyoto International Community House
 * Kyoto City Zoo