Katsuta Station

Katsuta Station (勝田駅, Katsuta-eki) is a railway station in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.

Katsuta Station

勝田駅
The east side of the station in June 2017
Location1-1 Katsuta-Chuo, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken
Japan
Coordinates36.3938°N 140.5246°E / 36.3938; 140.5246
Operated by
  • JR East
  • Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s)
Distance121.1 km from Nippori
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
History
Opened18 March 1910
Traffic
Passengers (JR East, FY2012)12,173 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Mito
toward Shinagawa
 Hitachi Tōkai
(limited service)
toward Sendai
Tokiwa Tōkai
toward Takahagi
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
 Sawa
toward Sendai
Preceding station Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Following station
Terminus Minato Line Kōkimae
toward Ajigaura
Location
Katsuta Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Katsuta Station
Katsuta Station (Japan)

Lines

Katsuta Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo, and is located 121.1 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It is also the terminus of the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line to Ajigaura.

Station layout

Katsuta Station has two island platforms. The station building is elevated and is located above the platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Minato Line for Nakaminato and Ajigaura
2/3 ■ Joban Line
(JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)		 for Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
■ Mito Line for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama
4 ■ Joban Line for Hitachi, Takahagi, Iwaki, Haranomachi and Sendai
  • The west side of the station in June 2017
  • The passageway linking the east and west sides of the station in June 2017
  • The ticket barriers in June 2017
  • The inner concourse in June 2017
  • The platforms in June 2017, looking north, with platform 2 on the right
  • The entrance to the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway platform in June 2017
  • The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway platform in June 2017

History
The station in March 1993, before rebuilding

The JR East (formerly JNR) Katsuta Station opened on 18 March 1910.[1] The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway (formerly Minato Railway) station opened on 25 December 1913.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the JR East station was used by an average of 12,173 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station was used by an average of 834 passengers daily in fiscal 2011.[2] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200012,723[4]
200511,876[5]
201011,817[6]
201111,803[7]
201212,173[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 104. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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