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KYOTO TRAIN / SUBWAY ROUTE MAP Explanatory notes Japan Railway (JR) Kyoto Subway Line Color K Karasuma Line Shinkansen Line K Line Symbol 14 T Tozai Line Local Line Station Number Private Railways Kurama Kibune-guchiNinose Ichihara Nikenchaya Kyoto-Seikadai-maeKino Iwakura Keihan Oto Line Eizan Kurama Line Kintetsu Main Line Keihan Line Eizan Eizan Line Hankyu Arashiyama Line Eizan Kurama Line Yase-Hieizan-guchi Keihan Keishin Line Keifuku Kitano Line Hankyu Kyoto Line Hachiman-mae Keihan Uji Line Keifuku Arashiyama Line Sagano Kanko Tetsudo Miyake-Hachiman Kokusaikaikan K Junction 01 Takaragaike Kitayama Matsugasaki K K 03 02 Shugakuin Thru to Sonobe Subway Eizan K Karasuma Line Eizan Line 04 Kitaoji Ichijoji Kameoka Utano Omuro-NinnajiMyoshinjiRyanji Tojiin Kitano-Hakubaicho Sagano Kanko Tetsudo Umahori K Chayama Keifuku Kitano Line 05 Kuramaguchi Hozukyo Narutaki Mototanaka K Tokiwa 06 Imadegawa Demachiyanagi Saga Arashiyama Uzumasa Hanazono Emmachi Trokko Kameoka JR Sagano Line K Marutamachi 07 Jingu- Trokko Hozukyo Uzumasa- Nishioji- marutamachi Nijo Kyoto Keihan Trokko Saga Rokuoin jinjya Tenjingawa Subway oike Nijojo-maeKarasuma Oike Shiyakusho-maeOto Line Sanjo Keihan Arisugawa Tozai Line Higashiyama Arashiyama Kurumazaki- T T T T T K T T T Trokko Arashiyama Randen Saga 17 16 15 14 13 08 12 11 10 Keage Uzumasa-Koryuji Nishioji-Sanjo Karasuma Hankyu Kyoto Line T Katabiranotsuji Sanjo 09 Misasagi Keifuku Arashiyama Kaikonoyashiro T Arashiyama Yamanouchi Omiya Kawaramachi K Gion-shijo 08 Line 09 Shijo Yamashina Saiin Shijo-Omiya Matsuo Sai T Thru to Otsu Randen-Tenjingawa K Kiyomizu-gojo 07 Tambaguchi 10 Gojo JR Kyoto Line Thru to Hamaotsu Keihan K Shichijo Shinomiya Kamikatsura Nishikyogoku Keihan Keishin Line 11 Yamashina Kyoto T Hankyu Toji K 06 Higashino 12 Kujo Arashiyama Line Hankyu Tofukuji Thru to Maibara Kyoto Line Nishioji JR Tokaido Shinkansen JR Tokaido Shinkansen Tobakaido T Jujo K Jujo 05 Nagitsuji AsakusaKatsura 13 Fushimi-inari Fukakusa Inari T Ono Kamitobaguchi K Keihan 04 Rakusai-guchi Katsura-gawa 14 Kuinabashi Line Kintetsu Fujinomori Kyoto Line Subway JR Nara Line Karasuma T K Line Sumizome 03 Daigo 15 Higashi-Muko Mukomachi Fushimi Subway Takeda JR-Fujinomori Tozai Line T 02 Kintetsu Tanbabashi Rokujizo Ishida Tanbabashi Momoyama T Nishi-Muko 01 Fushimi-momoyama Momoyama goryomae Rokujizo Hankyu Momoyama- Kyoto Line Minamiguchi Kangetsukyo Keihan Uji Line Chushojima Kowata Kohata Nagaokakyo Nagaoka-tenjin Keihan Line Obaku Obaku Mukaijima JR Kyoto Line Mimurodo Kintetsu Yamazaki JR Tokaido Shinkansen Uji Yodo Kyoto Line Oyamazaki Thru to Osaka Uji Yawata-shi Ogura Hashimoto Iseda JR-Ogura Thru to Umeda Kuzuha Shinden Thru to Shin-Osaka Okubo Thru to Hirakata City Thru to Nara.

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