Kōzōji Station

Kōzōji Station (高蔵寺駅, Kōzōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the Aichi Kanjō Railway (Aikan).

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Kōzōji Station

高蔵寺駅
Kōzōji Station, February 2005
Location3-654-1 Kōzōji, Kasugai-shi, Aichi-ken[1]
Japan
Coordinates35°15′51.4″N 137°2′36.9″E
Operated by
  • JR Central
  • Aichi Loop Railway
Line(s)
Distance372.9 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms3 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCF09, 23
Website
History
Opened25 July 1900
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)20,256 daily (JR),
10,872 (Aikan)
Location
Kōzōji Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Kōzōji Station
Kōzōji Station (Japan)
Ticket vending machines

Lines

Kōzōji Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 372.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station and 24.0 kilometers from Nagoya Station. It is also the northern terminus of the Aichi Loop Line and is 45.3 kilometers from the southern terminus at Okazaki Station.

Station layout

The station has three elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA, Manaca, Suica and PASMO automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Aichi Loop Line For Setoshi, Shin-Toyota
2, 3 ■ Chūō Main Line For Nagoya
4, 5 ■ Chūō Main Line For Tajimi, Nakatsugawa

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Aichi Loop Line
Nakamizuno - Terminus
Chūō Main Line
Jōkōji - Jinryō

Station history

Kōzōji Station was opened on 25 July 1900. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The Aichi Loop Railway began operations from 31 January 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 20,256 passengers daily (arriving passengers only) and the Aichi Loop Railway portion by 10,872.[2]

Year Chuo Main Line (JR) Aichi Loop Line
2003 21,555 3,100
2004 21,619 3,682
2005 28,780 3,837
2006 21,800 4,048
2007 21,191 4,337
2008 21,331 9,169
2009 20,618 9,194
2010 20,471 9,659
2011 20,290 10,101
2012 20,184 10,254
2013 20,394 10,151
2014 19,950 10,073
2015 20,090 10,414
2016 20,072 10,620

Surrounding area
  • site of Shirayama Castle
  • Kōzōji New Town
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 高蔵寺 [Kōzōji] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. 春日井市統計書　平成30年版 9-1 市内電車運輸状況(続き） (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kasugai City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

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