Katamachi Station
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Katamachi Station 潟町駅 | |||||||||||
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Katamachi Station in July 2015 | |||||||||||
Location | 539-3 Katamachi, Ogata-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3103 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°14′04″N 138°20′23″E / 37.2344°N 138.3397°ECoordinates: 37°14′04″N 138°20′23″E / 37.2344°N 138.3397°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 July 1897 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
178 (daily) (FY2016) | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Katamachi Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line |
Katamachi Station (潟町駅, Katamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Katamachi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 11.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout[]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms[]
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka and Niigata |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu |
History[]
The station opened on 13 May 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 178 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
- former Katamachi town hall
- Katamachi Post Office
- Japan National Route 8
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links[]
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897
- Shin'etsu Main Line
- Jōetsu, Niigata
- Niigata Prefecture railway station stubs