Katata Station (堅田駅, Katata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Katata Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 17.7 kilometres (11.0 miles) from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 23.2 kilometres (14.4 miles) from Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Kosei Line	for Ōmi-Imazu and Tsuruga
3, 4	■ Kosei Line	for Kyoto

Adjacent Stations

«		Service	»
Kosei Line
Hieizan Sakamoto		Special Rapid Service		Ōmi-Maiko
Ogoto-onsen		Rapid Service		Ōmi-Maiko
Ogoto-onsen		Local		Ono

History

The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kakata being assigned station number JR-B25.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,843 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Mangetsu-ji, noted for its "floating hall" Ukimidō
• Dejima Lighthouse, Built as a wooden lighthouse in 1933
• Tomb of Koto-Naishi, wife of Nitta Yoshisada
• Katada Church, Built in 1930, designed by William Merrell Vories

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan