Kato Station 加斗駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 37-3 Kado, Obama-shi, Fukui-ken 917-0045 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°28′51″N 135°39′58″E / 35.4808°N 135.6661°E | ||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Obama Line | ||||
Distance | 57.2 km from Tsuruga | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 3 April 1921 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2016 | 76 daily | ||||
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Kato Station (加斗駅, Kato-eki) is a railway station in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kato Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 57.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.
« | Service | » | ||
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Obama Line | ||||
Seihama | - | Wakasa-Hongō |
Kato Station opened on 3 April 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station building was rebuilt in 1995.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 76 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]