Katanoshi Station

Traveler highlights

One distinctive feature of Katano-shi Station is that it has been here since the Katano Line first opened: it began operating in 1929 as Katano Station and was renamed Katano-shi Station in 1977, when Katano City had been established only six years earlier. The name change preserves a piece of railway history tied to the city’s development. Today, the station is at ground level, with two facing platforms connected by a station building spanning the tracks and entrances on both the east and west sides. Inside, there are elevators, escalators and an accessible restroom…