is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

in located in the city of

Katano file:The Katano Cityhall.JPG, 260px, Katano City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 77,401 in 33417 households and a population density of 3000 persons per km2. The total ...

Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...

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, operated by the private railway company

Keihan Electric Railway The , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a ...

Lines

Katanoshi Station is a station of the

Keihan Katano Line The is a 6.9 km railway line in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. It connects Hirakatashi Station on the Keihan Main Line with Kisaichi Station. Operation All trains stop ...

, and is located 4.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Hirakatashi Station is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private railway operator, Keihan Electric Railway. It is numbered "KH21". Lines Hirakatashi Station is served by the Keihan Main Line ...

Station layout

The station has two ground-level opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s connected by an elevated station building.

Platforms

History

The station was opened on July 10, 1929, as . It was renamed November 1, 1977.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,295 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Katano City Hall

References

External links

Official home page
Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929 Katano, Osaka {{Osaka-railstation-stub