Katsuura Station
Katsuura Station 勝浦駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Katsuura Station in December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Tona 254, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5225 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°09′10″N 140°18′43″E / 35.1529°N 140.3120°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sotobō Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 70.9 km from Soga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 June 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Katsuura Station (勝浦駅, Katsuura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Katsuura Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 70.9 km (44.1 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.
Station Layout
[edit]Katsuura Station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks. Track 1 is used for bidirectional traffic. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platform
[edit]| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Awa-Kamogawa, Tokyo, Chiba |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Awa-Kamogawa, Awa-Kominato, Tokyo, Chiba |
| 3 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Mobara, Soga, Chiba |
History
[edit]Katsuura Station was opened on 20 June 1913. The current elevated station building was completed on 1 July 1982. Katsuura Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 946 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Morning market (朝市)
- Katsuura fishing port
- International Budo University
National Route 128
National Route 297
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Katsuura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Katsuura Station (in Japanese)