Katata Station 堅田駅 | |||||
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Katata Station, June 2007 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 1-1-70 Mano, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0232 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°07′16″N 135°54′55″E / 35.1212°N 135.9152°E | ||||
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Distance | 17.7 km from Yamashina | ||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||
Connections | Bus terminal | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | JR-B25 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 10 July 1974 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2019 | 7,843 daily | ||||
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Katata Station (堅田駅, Katata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Katata Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 17.7 kilometres (11.0 miles) from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 23.2 kilometres (14.4 miles) from Kyoto.
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1, 2 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Imazu and Tsuruga |
3, 4 | ■ Kosei Line | for Kyoto |
« | Service | » | ||
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Kosei Line | ||||
Hieizan Sakamoto | Special Rapid Service | Ōmi-Maiko | ||
Ogoto-onsen | Rapid Service | Ōmi-Maiko | ||
Ogoto-onsen | Local | Ono |
The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). [1] The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kakata being assigned station number JR-B25. [2] [3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,843 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [4]
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