The station is located underground, below the intersection of Shijo Karasuma; the station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line, which runs in the east-west direction, was named 'Karasuma Station' after the street that runs in the south-north direction, whereas the station on the Karasuma Line (operated by the Kyoto Municipal Subway) that runs in the south-north direction was named 'Shijo Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway).'
四条烏丸交差点の地下に位置し、東西方向に走る阪急京都本線は南北の通り名をとって「烏丸駅」とし、南北方向に走る京都市営地下鉄烏丸線は「四条駅(京都市営地下鉄)」としている。