Katsuta Station 勝田駅
The east side of the station in June 2017
General information
Location	1-1 Katsuta-Chuo, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 312-0045 Japan
Coordinates	36°23′38″N140°31′29″E / 36.3938°N 140.5246°E /36.3938; 140.5246
Operated by	JR East Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s)	■Jōban Line ■Minato Line
Distance	121.1 km fromNippori
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 March 1910; 115 years ago (1910-03-18)
Passengers
FY2019	13,586 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mito towardsShinagawa Hitachi Tōkai (limited service) towardsSendai Tokiwa Tōkai towardsTakahagi Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Sawa towardsSendai Preceding station Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Following station Terminus Minato Line Kōkimae towardsAjigaura
Location Katsuta Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Katsuta Station Katsuta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Katsuta Station (勝田駅,Katsuta-eki) is a junction passengerrailway station inn the city ofHitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated byEast Japan Railway Company (JR East) and thethird-sector railway operatorHitachinaka Seaside Railway.

Katsuta Station is served by theJōban Line fromUeno in Tokyo, and is located 121.1 km from the official starting point of the line atNippori Station. It is also theterminus of the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside RailwayMinato Line toAjigaura.

The station consists of twoisland platforms. The station building is elevated and is located above the platforms. The station has aMidori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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  The west side of the station in June 2017
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  The passageway linking the east and west sides of the station in June 2017
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  The ticket barriers in June 2017
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  The inner concourse in June 2017
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  The platforms in June 2017, looking north, with platform 2 on the right
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  The entrance to the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway platform in June 2017
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  The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway platform in June 2017

The JR East (formerly JNR) Katsuta Station opened on 18 March 1910.^[1] The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway (formerly Minato Railway) station opened on 25 December 1913.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization ofJapanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 13,586 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station was used by an average of 834 passengers daily in fiscal 2011.^[2] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

• Hitachi Seaside Park
• Hitachinaka City Hall
• Hitachinaka Post Office
• Hitachinaka General Hospital

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• Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station information(in Japanese)

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• Jōban Line
• Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910
• Hitachinaka, Ibaraki

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