Katsuura Station 勝浦駅
Katsuura Station in December 2011
General information
Location	Tona 254, Katsuura-shi, Chiba-ken 299-5225 Japan
Coordinates	35°09′10″N 140°18′43″E / 35.1529°N 140.3120°E / 35.1529; 140.3120
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	70.9 km from Soga
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 June 1913; 110 years ago (1913-06-20)
Passengers
FY2019	946
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Onjuku towards Tokyo Wakashio Kazusa-Okitsu towards Awa-Kamogawa Onjuku towards Soga Sotobō Line   Commuter Rapid   Keiyō Rapid Terminus Onjuku towards Soga or Chiba Sotobō Line Local Ubara towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location
Katsuura Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Katsuura Station Katsuura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Katsuura Station (勝浦駅, Katsuura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Katsuura Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 70.9 km (44.1 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

Station Layout

Katsuura Station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks. Track 1 is used for bidirectional traffic. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platform

History

Katsuura Station was opened on 20 June 1913. The current elevated station building was completed on 1 July 1982. Katsuura Station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 946 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Morning market (朝市)
• Katsuura fishing port
• International Budo University
• National Route 128
• National Route 297