Kataoka Station

36°45′17″N 139°56′44″E / 36.7547°N 139.9455°E / 36.7547; 139.9455Operated by JR EastLine(s)Tōhoku Main LineDistance135.5 km from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformConnectionsBus stopOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened5 June 1897PassengersFY2019730 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kamasusaka towards Tokyo		Utsunomiya Line Local		Yaita towards Kuroiso

Location
Kataoka Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Kataoka Station Kataoka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kataoka Station (片岡駅, Kataoka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Yaita, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kataoka Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and lies 135.5 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo.

This station has an elevated station building with one island platform and one side platform underneath; however, platform 2 is not in use. The station is staffed.

1	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line)
3	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso

Kataoka Station opened on 5 June 1897.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 730 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

• Kataoka Post Office
• National Route 4

• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Kataoka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)