Katsura Station

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Katsura Station (桂駅) 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.

[edit] Layout

There are three island platforms and six tracks on the ground, and ticket gates are located over the platforms and tracks.

C	■Kyoto Line	for Kawaramachi and Karasuma (starting Katsura in the early morning)
1	■Arashiyama Line	for Arashiyama
2, 3	■Kyoto Line	for Kawaramachi and Karasuma
4, 5	■Kyoto Line	for Osaka (Umeda, Tengachaya), Kita-Senri, Kobe, Takarazuka and Minoo

[edit] Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kyoto Line
Nagaoka-Tenjin		Commutation Limited Express		Saiin
Nagaoka-Tenjin		Limited Express		Karasuma
Nagaoka-Tenjin		Rapid Express		Saiin
Rakusaiguchi		Semi-Express		Nishi-Kyogoku
Rakusaiguchi		Local		Nishi-Kyogoku
Arashiyama Line
Terminus		-	Kami-Katsura

v • d • e Stations of the Hankyū Kyoto Main Line Umeda – Jūsō – Minamikata – Sōzenji – (for Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme, Tengachaya <<) Awaji (>> for Kita-Senri) – Kami-Shinjō – Aikawa – Shōjaku – Minami-Ibaraki – Ibaraki-shi – Sōjiji – Tonda – Takatsuki-shi – Kammaki – Minase – Ōyamazaki – Nagaoka-Tenjin – Nishi-Mukō – Higashi-Mukō – Rakusaiguchi – Katsura – Nishi-Kyōgoku – Saiin – Ōmiya - Karasuma - Kawaramachi

v • d • e Stations of the Hankyū Arashiyama Line Katsura – Kami-Katsura – Matsuo – Arashiyama

Coordinates: 34°58′45.74″N 135°42′11.79″E / 34.9793722, 135.703275