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 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).
Surrounding area
Morning market (朝市) Katsuura fishing port International Budo University