Kataoka Station (片岡駅, Kataoka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Kataoka Station 片岡駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Kataoka Station west entrance, May 2015 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kataoka, Yaita-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-1571 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.7547°N 139.9455°E / 36.7547; 139.9455 | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 135.5 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 5 June 1897 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 730 daily | ||||||||||
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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.
This station has an elevated station building with one island platform and one side platform underneath; however, platform 2 is not in use. The station is staffed.
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 |
Kataoka Station opened on 5 June 1897.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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Stations of the Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line) | ||
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