Katamachi Station

Katamachi Station 潟町駅
Katamachi Station in July 2015
Location	539-3 Katamachi, Ogata-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3103 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=448
History
Opened	15 July 1897
Traffic
Passengers	175 (daily) (FY2015)
Location
Katamachi Station Location within Japan

Katamachi Station (潟町駅 Katamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Jōgehama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 11.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka and Niigata
2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Naoetsu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shin'etsu Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Dosokohama		-	Jōgehama

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 175 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• former Katamachi town hall
• Katamachi Post Office
• Japan National Route 8

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 37°14′04″N 138°20′23″E / 37.2344°N 138.3397°E