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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).
Kataoka Station 片岡駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kataoka, Yaita-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-1571 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°45′17″N 139°56′44″E / 36.7547°N 139.9455°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 135.5 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 5 June 1897 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 730 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editKataoka 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
editThis 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
edit1 | ■ 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
editKataoka 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Kataoka Post Office
- National Route 4
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ JR East station information. (in Japanese)
- ^ 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
editMedia related to Kataoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)