Katakura Station

Katakura Station
片倉駅

Katakura Station platforms in August 2008
Location 718 Katakura-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo
（東京都八王子市片倉町718）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Yokohama Line
Distance 40.0 km from Higashi-Kanagawa
Platforms 2 side platforms
History
Opened 1957
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 5,142 daily
Location
Katakura Station
Location within Japan

Katakura Station (片倉駅 Katakura-eki) is a railway station on the Yokohama Line in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Katakura Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Hachiōji to Higashi-Kanagawa, and is located 2.6 km from the northern terminus of the line at Hachiōji.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[2]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Yokohama Line
Hachiōji-Minamino   Rapid   Hachiōji
Hachiōji-Minamino   Local   Hachiōji

History

The station opened on 28 December 1957.[1] A new station building with elevated tracks was completed in March 1988, coinciding with the doubling of the Yokohama line between Hachiōji and Aihara.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 5,142 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 週刊JR全駅・全車両基地 No.03 [Weekly All Stations and All Depots No.3]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. August 2012. p. 28. EAN 4910232440825.
  2. ↑ 各駅情報（片倉駅） [Station Information: Katakura Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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Coordinates: 35°38′22.9″N 139°20′29″E / 35.639694°N 139.34139°E / 35.639694; 139.34139

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