:Katakura Station
{{Primary sources|date=January 2023}}
{{short description|Railway station in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRSN|JH|31|size=50}}
Katakura Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 片倉駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JREast-Yokohama-line-Katakura-station-platform.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Katakura Station platforms in August 2008
| other_name =
| address = 718 Katakura-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo 192-0914
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|38|22.9|N|139|20|29|E|source:zhwiki_region:JP_scale:5000|display=inline, title}}
| line = {{colorbull|YellowGreen}} Yokohama Line
| distance = 40.0 km from {{STN|Higashi-Kanagawa|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| connections =
| structure = Elevated
| code =
| status = Staffed
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=447}}
| opened = 28 December 1957
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 5,212 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Tokyo#Japan
| map_dot_label = Katakura Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
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{{Nihongo|Katakura Station|片倉駅|Katakura-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Katakura Station is served by the Yokohama Line from {{STN|Hachiōji|x}} to {{STN|Higashi-Kanagawa|x}}, and is located 2.6 km from the northern terminus of the line at Hachiōji.{{cite book |title = 週刊JR全駅・全車両基地 No.03 |trans-title=Weekly All Stations and All Depots No.3| publisher = Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. | date = August 2012 | location = Japan | page = 28| id={{EAN|4910232440825}}}}
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station is attended.{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=447|script-title=ja:各駅情報（片倉駅） |trans-title=Station Information: Katakura Station|publisher= East Japan Railway Company |location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 21 August 2012}}
=Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Yokohama Line|symbol={{JRLS|JH}}|dir=for {{STN|Hachiōji|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Yokohama Line|symbol={{JRLS|JH}}|dir=for {{STN|Machida|x|JR East}}, {{STN|Higashi-Kanagawa|x}}, {{STN|Yokohama|x}}, {{STN|Sakuragichō|x}} and {{STN|Ōfuna|x}}}}
History
The station opened on 28 December 1957. A new station building with elevated tracks was completed in March 1988, coinciding with the doubling of the Yokohama line between Hachiōji and Aihara.
Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Katakura being assigned station number JH31.{{Cite web |date=6 April 2016 |title=⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します |trans-title=Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004741/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf |archive-date=7 December 2022 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=jreast.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |last=Kusamachi |first=Yoshikazu |date=7 April 2016 |title=JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ |trans-title=JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area |url=https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133507/https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html |archive-date=6 August 2022 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=Response Automotive Media |language=ja}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_03.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 29 January 2021}}
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- Hachioji City Yui Civic Center
- Hachioji Katakura Post Office
- Fujitanido Park
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=447 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Yokohama Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1957
Category:Railway stations in Tokyo