Katsuura Station

{{short description|Railway station in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Katsuura Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 勝浦駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = 勝浦駅 Katsuura station.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Katsuura Station in December 2011

| other_name =

| address = Tona 254, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5225

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.1529|N|140.3120|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{colorbull|#FF6600}} Sotobō Line

| distance = 70.9 km from {{STN|Soga|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| tracks =

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)

| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=449}}

| opened = {{start date and age|1913|06|20|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 946

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Katsuura Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East

|line8=Wakashio|left8=Onjuku|right8=Kazusa-Okitsu

|line9=Sotobo|left9=Onjuku|note-mid9={{SLL|Keiyō Rapid|green|white}}|to-left9=Soga

|line12=Sotobo|left12=Onjuku|note-mid12=Local|right12=Ubara}}

}}

{{nihongo|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

Katsuura Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located {{convert|70.9|km|abbr=on}} from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station Layout

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=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first-3|nidx= Sotobō Line|linecol=#FF6600|dir=For {{STN|Awa-Kamogawa|x}}, {{STN|Awa-Kominato|x}}, {{STN|Tokyo|x}}, {{STN|Chiba|x}}}}

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History

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 946 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_08.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}