Katsuta Station

Railway station in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

JR East
Hitachinaka Seaside Railway

Line(s)

■ Jōban Line
■ Minato Line

Distance121.1 km from NipporiPlatforms2 island platformsOther informationStatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 March 1910; 114 years ago (1910-03-18)PassengersFY201913,586 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East		Following station
Mito towards Shinagawa		Hitachi	Tōkai (limited service) towards Sendai
		Tokiwa	Tōkai towards Takahagi
		Jōban Line Local-Futsuu	Sawa towards Sendai
Preceding station	Hitachinaka Seaside Railway		Following station
Terminus		Minato Line	Kōkimae towards Ajigaura

Location
Katsuta Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Katsuta Station Katsuta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Katsuta Station (勝田駅, Katsuta-eki) is a junction passenger railway station inn the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.

Lines

Katsuta Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo, and is located 121.1 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It is also the terminus of the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line to Ajigaura.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms. The station building is elevated and is located above the platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Minato Line	for Nakaminato and Ajigaura
2/3	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Mito, Tomobe, Ishioka, Tsuchiura, Ueno, Tokyo and Shinagawa
2/3	■ Mito Line	for Mito, Tomobe, Kasama, Shimodate, and Oyama
4	■ Jōban Line	for Hitachi, Takahagi, Iwaki, Haranomachi and Sendai

The west side of the station in June 2017
The passageway linking the east and west sides of the station in June 2017
The ticket barriers in June 2017
The inner concourse in June 2017
The platforms in June 2017, looking north, with platform 2 on the right
The entrance to the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway platform in June 2017
The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway platform in June 2017

History

The JR East (formerly JNR) Katsuta Station opened on 18 March 1910.^[1] The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway (formerly Minato Railway) station opened on 25 December 1913.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 13,586 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station was used by an average of 834 passengers daily in fiscal 2011.^[2] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	12,723^[4]
2005	11,876^[5]
2010	11,817^[6]
2015	12,936^[7]

Surrounding area

Hitachi Seaside Park
Hitachinaka City Hall
Hitachinaka Post Office
Hitachinaka General Hospital

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 104. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 September 2020.