This station opened as Kawaramachi Station on June 17, 1963; it was renamed to Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on October 1, 2019. Before the opening of Kawaramachi Station and Karasuma Station, the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line terminated at
Ōmiya Station.
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-86. ==Passenger statistics==