Katsumada Station (勝間田駅, Katsumada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shōō, Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Katsumada Station 勝間田駅 | |||||||
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 Katsumada Station, January 2023 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Katsumada, Shōō-chō, Katsuta-gun, Okayama-ken 709-4316 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°2′9.20″N 134°7′8.34″E / 35.0358889°N 134.1189833°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) |  Kishin Line | ||||||
| Distance | 74.3 km (46.2 miles) from Himeji | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Accessible | Yes (ramps to platform level) | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 28 November 1934 | ||||||
| Rebuilt | February 2021 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 126 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editKatsumada Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 74.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Himeji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms. The station building is located on the side of the platform bound for Sayo, and both platforms are connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Kishin Line
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for Sayo |
| 2 | ■ Kishin Line
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for Tsuyama, Niimi |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Kishin Line | ||||
| Hayashino | Rapid | Nishi-Katsumada | ||
| Hayashino | Local | Nishi-Katsumada | ||
History
editKatsumada Station opened on November 28, 1934. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in February 2021.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 126 passengers daily..[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Okayama Prefectural Katsumata High School
- Katsumata Elementary School
- Shōō Town Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ "新勝間田駅舎の供用開始について" [About opening of Shin-Katsumata station building]. town.shoo.lg.jp (in Japanese). 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Katsumada Station at Wikimedia Commons