Katsuragawa Station (Kyoto) Explained

Katsuragawa Station
Native Name:桂川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Other Name:Kuze
Style:JR West
Address:6-7, Kuze Takadacho, Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.9645°N 135.7104°W
Operator:West Japan Railway Company
Line:Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line)
Structure:Ground level
Accessible:Yes
Opened:2008

is a railway station located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan, on the JR Kyoto Line operated by JR West. It opened on October 18, 2008. Katsuragawa is between Nishiōji and Mukōmachi Stations, west of the bridges over the Katsura River (Katsuragawa in Japanese).

The station on a four-track section has a single island platform between center two tracks. It serves trains 12 cars long. An overhead bridge provides access to the platform, as well as unrestricted passage from one side of the station to the other. Facilities include elevators, escalators, and multipurpose toilets.

The station serves the nearby Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base at Katsura. Passengers can access Rakusaiguchi Station on the Hankyū Kyoto Main Line, about 600 m distant.

History

Katsuragawa Station opened on 15 March 2008.[1]

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Katsuragawa being assigned station number JR-A33.[2] [3]

Surroundings

Aeon Mall Kyoto Katsuragawa, an Aeon Group shopping mall with 214,000-square-meter floor space is located next to the station and connected to the station with a walk bridge.[4] [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 . データで見るJR西日本 2022 . JR West Japan 2022 in Data . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf . 14 December 2022 . 7 February 2023 . westjr.co.jp . 88–90 . ja.
  2. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します! . "Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
  4. Web site: モール概要. Aeon Mall Kyoto Katsuragawa. April 12, 2015.
  5. Web site: 電車のアクセス. Aeon Mall Kyoto Katsuragawa. April 12, 2015.