Awa-Katsuyama Station

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).

Awa-Katsuyama Station 安房勝山駅
Awa-Katsuyama Station in September 2016
General information
Location	838 Ryushima, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Chiba-ken 299-2118 Japan
Coordinates	35.1139°N 139.8332°E / 35.1139; 139.8332
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibo Line
Distance	70.9 km from Soga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=91
History
Opened	1 August 1917
Passengers
FY2018	287 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Hota towards Soga or Chiba Uchibō Line Local Iwai towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location Awa-Katsuyama Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Awa-Katsuyama Station Awa-Katsuyama Station (Japan)

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

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  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).

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

Surrounding area

• National Route 127

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Awa-Katsuyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)