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).
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Katamachi Station 潟町駅 | |||||||||||
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Katamachi Station in July 2015 | |||||||||||
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Location | 539-3 Katamachi, Ogata-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3103 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.2344°N 138.3397°E / 37.2344; 138.3397 | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 July 1897; 125 years ago (1897-07-15) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
178 (daily) (FY2016) | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() Katamachi Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line![]() ![]() Katamachi Station Katamachi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Katamachi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 11.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka and Niigata |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu |
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.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 178 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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Railway abandoned | |
Shinano Railway Line | |
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Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line |
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ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line |
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See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops |
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