Kataoka Station
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Kataoka Station 片岡駅 | |
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 Kataoka Station west entrance, May 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kataoka, Yaita, Tochigi （栃木県矢板市片岡） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Utsunomiya Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 718 daily [1] |
Kataoka Station (片岡駅, Kataoka-eki) is a railway station on the Utsunomiya Line in Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kataoka 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
This station has an elevated station building with one island platform and one side platform underneath; however, platform 2 is not in use.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line) |
| 3 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utsunomiya Line | ||||
| Kamasusaka | Local | Yaita | ||
History
Kataoka Station opened on 5 June 1897.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- Kataoka Post Office
- National Route 4
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ JR East station information. (in Japanese)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kataoka Station.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)