Katsuura Station
# Katsuura Station

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

| 1 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Awa-Kamogawa, Tokyo, Chiba |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Awa-Kamogawa, Awa-Kominato, Tokyo, Chiba |
| 3 | ■ Sotobō Line | For Mobara, Soga, Chiba |

## 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).

## Surrounding area

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