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Katsura Station

Katsura Station
桂駅
HankyuKatsuraEki.JPG
Exterior of Katsura Station (west side)
Location Kawashima Kitaura-chō 97-2, Nishikyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
(京都市西京区川島北裏町97-2)
Japan
Coordinates 34°58′45.74″N 135°42′11.79″E / 34.9793722°N 135.7032750°E / 34.9793722; 135.7032750Coordinates: 34°58′45.74″N 135°42′11.79″E / 34.9793722°N 135.7032750°E / 34.9793722; 135.7032750
Operated by Hankyu Corporation
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code HK-81
History
Opened 1928
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 20,341,000

Katsura Station (桂駅 Katsura-eki?) is a railway station located about 15 kilometers from the center of Kyoto, near the Katsura River. The station provides transportation on the Hankyu Kyoto Line for the residents of Katsura, as well as a hub connecting to the communities along the Hankyu Arashiyama Line. The station opened on November 1, 1928.

Katsura Station features Hankyu Mew, a small 5-story shopping facility with clothing, book, 100 yen stores and restaurants such as KFC and Mos Burger.

Mister Donut, FamilyMart, 7-11, and Lawson are also located within walking distance. The station is also relatively near the Nishikyo Ward Office and Seiyu supermarket.

This station has three island platforms serving six tracks on the ground. Ticket gates are located over the platforms and tracks.

In fiscal 2012 (April 2012 to March 2013), about 10,234,000 passengers started travel from this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.


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