Daigo Station (Kyoto)

Metro station in Kyoto, Japan
T03
Daigo Station

醍醐駅
General information
Coordinates34°57′03″N 135°48′38″E / 34.95083°N 135.81056°E / 34.95083; 135.81056
Operated byThe Emblem of Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. Kyoto Municipal Subway
LineThe symbol for the Tōzai Line of the Kyoto Municipal Subway. Tōzai Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeT03
History
Opened12 October 1997; 28 years ago (1997-10-12)
Passengers
FY201612,295 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station The Emblem of Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. Kyoto Municipal Subway Following station
Ono
T04
Tōzai Line Ishida
T02
towards Rokujizō
Location
Map
Building above the station

Daigo Station (醍醐駅, Daigo-eki) is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Lines

Layout

The subway station has an island platform serving two tracks separated by platform screen doors.[2]

1  Tōzai Line for Misasagi, Karasuma Oike and Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2  Tōzai Line for Rokujizō

History

The station opened on 12 October 1997, when the initial section of the Tōzai Line between Nijō and Daigo began service.[3] On 26 November 2004, the line was extended southeast from Daigo to Rokujizō, and Daigo ceased to be the terminus.[4]

Surrounding area

  • Daigo-ji (醍醐寺), a major Shingon Buddhist temple and one of the component parts of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".[5]
  • Paseo Daigoro (パセオ・ダイゴロー), a mixed-use complex directly connected to the station that includes public facilities and retail.[6]

References

  1. ^ "京都市交通事業白書" (in Japanese). Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau.
  2. ^ "Daigo Station map". City of Kyoto.
  3. ^ "京都市交通局:地下鉄のあゆみと概要". City of Kyoto (in Japanese). Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  4. ^ "京都市交通局:地下鉄のあゆみと概要". City of Kyoto (in Japanese). Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  5. ^ "Monuments historiques de l'ancienne Kyoto (villes de Kyoto, Uji et Otsu) — composantes inscrites". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). UNESCO. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  6. ^ "パセオ・ダイゴローについて". Paseo Daigoro (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-23.


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