Kataoka Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 片岡駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Kataoka, Yaita-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-1571 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Tōhoku Main Line |
Distance: | 135.5 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | 5 June 1897 |
Passengers: | 730 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kataoka Station |
is a railway station in the city of Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Kataoka Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 135.5 km from the starting point of the line at .
This station has an elevated station building with one island platform and one side platform underneath; however, platform 2 is not in use. The station is staffed.
Kataoka Station opened on 5 June 1897.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]