Katsumada_Station
Katsumada Station
Railway station in Shōō, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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 | ||||||
| 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 mi) from Himeji | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Connections |
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| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Accessible | Yes (ramps to platform level) | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 28 November 1934; 89 years ago (1934-11-28) | ||||||
| Rebuilt | February 2021 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 126 daily | ||||||
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Katsumada Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 74.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Himeji.
The 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
| 1 | ■ Kishin Line |
for Sayo |
| 2 | ■ Kishin Line |
for Tsuyama, Niimi |
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Kishin Line | ||||
| Hayashino | Rapid | Nishi-Katsumada | ||
| Hayashino | Local | Nishi-Katsumada | ||
Katsumada 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]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 126 passengers daily..[3]
- Okayama Prefectural Katsumata High School
- Katsumata Elementary School
- Shōō Town Hall
- 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
