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Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station
Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station (等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前駅, Tōjiin Ritsumeikan-Daigaku-Kinugasa-Kyampasu-mae-eki) is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is serviced by the Randen Kitano Line that begins at Katabiranotsuji and continues to Kitano-Hakubaichō. It carries the distinction of being the longest-named train station in Japan, with 26 hiragana characters.

The station was renamed from Tojiin Station on March 20, 2020 in order to reflect its proximity to the main Kinugasa Campus of Ritsumeikan University. It was reported that while train operator Keifuku had considered shortening the new station name, they decided against it after discovering it would become the longest-named train station in the country.

Station layout

The station consists of two split-platforms at ground level. Platform 1 services trams to Katabiranotsuji, connecting with the Randen Arashiyama Line. Platform 2 services trams bound for Kitano-Hakubaichō.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Randen Kitano Line
Ryōanji (B7) Local Kitano-Hakubaichō (B9)

See also

List of records of Japan

References

  1. ^ "Node: Tōjiin (335664938)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. ^ 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto. 2017.
  3. ^ 等持院・立命館大学衣笠キャンパス前 (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. (Randen). Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  4. ^ "Keifuku Line (Randen)". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  5. ^ "Tongue twister training: Kyoto rail stop gets Japan's longest station name". Mainichi. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ^ "北野線「等持院駅」の駅名変更と、駅名変更記念硬券発売のお知らせ" [Tojiin Station on the Kitano Line will be renamed Tojiin Ritsumeikan University Station.] (in Japanese). Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. (Randen). 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  7. ^ "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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