Awa-Katsuyama Station

Railway station in Kyonan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
35°06′50″N 139°50′00″E / 35.1139°N 139.8332°E / 35.1139; 139.8332Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Uchibo Line Distance70.9 km from SogaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsBus stopOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=91HistoryOpened1 August 1917PassengersFY2018287 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hota
towards Soga or Chiba
 Uchibō Line
Local
 Iwai
towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Awa-Katsuyama Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Awa-Katsuyama Station
Awa-Katsuyama Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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Awa-Katsuyama Station is located in Japan
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Awa-Katsuyama Station (安房勝山駅, Awa-Katsuyama-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Awa-Katsuyama Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and lies 70.9 km from the starting point of the line at Soga.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform one track, with one side of the platform fenced off. The station is unattended.

Platforms

  ■ Uchibo Line for Kimitsu, Kisarazu, and Chiba
for Tateyama and Awa-Kamogawa
  • The platform in September 2016
    The platform in September 2016

History

Awa-Katsuyama Station opened on August 1, 1917. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 287 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

  • The station building viewed from the platform side in 1983
    The station building viewed from the platform side in 1983
  • The platforms in 2000, with both sides in use
    The platforms in 2000, with both sides in use
  • The station building in January 2006
    The station building in January 2006

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Awa-Katsuyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East station information (in Japanese)