Katsuno Station
Katsuno Station (勝野駅, Katsuno-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuho Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kotake, Kurate District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Katsuno Station 勝野駅 | |
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 Katsuno Station in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°43′42″N 130°42′59″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Chikuhō Main Line |
| Distance | 27.5 km from Wakamatsu |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Accessible | No - island platform accessed by footbridge |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 February 1901 |
| Location | |
  Katsuno Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 27.5 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[3]
Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. There is no station building but a shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. A footbridge from the main road gives access to the island platform and also to the other side of the tracks.[2][3]
History
The privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway had opened a track from Wakamatsu to Nōgata on 30 August 1891 and after several phases of expansion, the track had reached Iizuka. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway which acquired the track. On 13 February 1901, Katsuno was opened as an additional station on the track for the transport of freight only. After the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Chikuho Main Line. On 21 July 1912, JGR upgraded the station to include passenger services. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "勝野" [Katsuno]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 39, 74. ISBN 9784062951623.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 233–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 786. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
