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JH31
Katakura Station

片倉駅
JH31; Katakura Station; 片倉駅
	Katakura Station platforms in August 2008
General information
Location	718 Katakura-machi, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo 192-0914; Japan
Coordinates	35°38′22.9″N 139°20′29″E / 35.639694°N 139.34139°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yokohama Line
Distance	40.0 km from Higashi-Kanagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 December 1957
Passengers
FY2019	5,212 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Katakura Station Location within Tokyo Katakura Station Katakura Station (Japan)

Katakura Station (片倉駅, Katakura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Katakura Station is served by the Yokohama Line from Hachiōji to Higashi-Kanagawa, and is located 2.6 km from the northern terminus of the line at Hachiōji.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station is attended.^[2]

Platforms

1	JH Yokohama Line	for Hachiōji
2	JH Yokohama Line	for Machida, Higashi-Kanagawa, Yokohama, Sakuragichō and Ōfuna

History

The station opened on 28 December 1957.^[1] A new station building with elevated tracks was completed in March 1988, coinciding with the doubling of the Yokohama line between Hachiōji and Aihara.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on 20 August 2016 with Katakura being assigned station number JH31.^[3]^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,212 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	5,269^[6]
2010	5,157^[7]
2015	5,213^[8]

Surrounding area

Hachioji City Yui Civic Center
Hachioji Katakura Post Office
Fujitanido Park

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 週刊JR全駅・全車両基地 No.03 [Weekly All Stations and All Depots No.3]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. August 2012. p. 28. EAN 4910232440825.
^ 各駅情報（片倉駅） [Station Information: Katakura Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
^ "⾸都圏エリアへ「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 東京都統計年鑑平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.