Kataoka Station

Coordinates: 36°45′17″N 139°56′44″E / 36.7547°N 139.9455°E / 36.7547; 139.9455
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Kataoka Station

片岡駅
Kataoka Station west entrance, May 2015
General information
LocationKataoka, Yaita-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-1571
Japan
Coordinates36°45′17″N 139°56′44″E / 36.7547°N 139.9455°E / 36.7547; 139.9455
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Tōhoku Main Line
Distance135.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 June 1897
Passengers
FY2019730 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kamasusaka
towards Tokyo
Utsunomiya Line
Local
Yaita
towards Kuroiso
Location
Kataoka Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Kataoka Station
Kataoka Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Kataoka Station is located in Japan
Kataoka Station
Kataoka Station
Kataoka Station (Japan)

Kataoka Station (片岡駅, Kataoka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Kataoka Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 135.5 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout[edit]

This station has an elevated station building with one island platform and one side platform underneath; however, platform 2 is not in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms[edit]

1  Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)
3  Utsunomiya Line for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso

History[edit]

Kataoka Station opened on 5 June 1897.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ JR East station information. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Kataoka Station at Wikimedia Commons