Katata Station
{{Primary sources|date=January 2023}}{{short description|Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Katata Station
| native_name = 堅田駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = Katata station from Heiwado Katata 20070624.JPG
| caption = Katata Station, June 2007
| style = JR West
| address = 1-1-70 Mano, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0232
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35.1212|N|135.9152|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title, inline}}
| operator = {{rint|jp|jrw}} JR West
| line = 18px Kosei Line
| distance = 17.7 km from {{STN|Yamashina|x}}
| platforms = 2 island platforms
| tracks = 4
| connections = Bus terminal
| structure = Elevated
| accessible = Yes
| code = {{RouteBox|JR-B25||#00bfff}}
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0611205}}
| opened = 10 July 1974
| passengers = 14,750 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf |publisher=JR West |language=ja |access-date=12 March 2025}}
| pass_year = FY 2023
| map_type = Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Katata Station
| services =
}}
{{Nihongo|Katata Station|堅田駅|Katata-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Katata Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is {{Convert|17.7|km|mi|abbr=off}} from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Yamashina|x}} and {{Convert|23.2|km|mi|abbr=off}} from {{STN|Kyoto|x}}.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
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Adjacent Stations
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{{J-rserv|service=Rapid Service|b=d|previous={{STN|Ogoto-onsen|x}}|next=Ōmi-Maiko|col=#ff6600}}
{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous=Ogoto-onsen|next={{STN|Ono|x|Shiga}}|col=gray}}
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History
The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR).{{Teishajo|II|33}} The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kakata being assigned station number JR-B25.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,843 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/file/attachment/5235686.pdf|script-title=ja:令和元年滋賀県統計書|trans-title=Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)|year= 2020|publisher= Shiga Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}
Surrounding area
Image:Mangetsuji Otsu Shiga02n4500.jpg Ukimidō, overlooking Lake Biwa]]
- Mangetsu-ji, noted for its "floating hall" Ukimidō{{Cite web|url=https://en.biwako-visitors.jp/spot/detail/83|title=Ukimido (Mangetsuji Temple)|website=JAPAN SHIGA Tourism Official Website - SHIGA BIWAKO|access-date=2019-10-03}}
- Dejima Lighthouse, Built as a wooden lighthouse in 1933
- Tomb of Koto-Naishi, wife of Nitta Yoshisada
- Katada Church, Built in 1930, designed by William Merrell Vories
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0611205 JR West official home page]
{{Kosei Line}}
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Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1974
Category:Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Ōtsu
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