Kōzu Station (Kanagawa)

Kōzu Station (国府津駅, Kōzu-eki) is a railway station in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is served by both the Tōkaidō Main Line and Gotemba Line. The station is 77.7 km from Tokyo Station.

JT14 CB00
Kōzu

国府津
The station building in March 2008
Location4 Kōzu, Odawara, Kanagawa
（神奈川県小田原市国府津４丁目）
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Tokaido Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Gotemba Line
Distance77.7 km from Tokyo
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=665
History
Opened1887
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012)6,289 daily

Lines

The station is served by following lines.

Station layout

Kōzu Station has one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1,2 JT Tōkaidō Line for Odawara, Atami, Numazu
JT Itō Line for Itō
3  Gotemba Line for Matsuda, Yamakita, Gotemba, and Numazu
4,5 JT Tokaido Line
(Ueno-Tokyo Line)		 for Hiratsuka, Yokohama, Tokyo, Ueno, Ōmiya
JU Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya and Kuroiso
JU Takasaki Line for Takasaki and Maebashi
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Yokohama, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, Takasaki and Maebashi (via JU Takasaki Line)

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tokaido Main Line JT14
Odawara JT16   Commuter Rapid   Hiratsuka JT11
Odawara JT16   Rapid Acty   Hiratsuka JT11
Kamonomiya JT15   Local   Ninomiya JT13
Shonan-Shinjuku Line JT14
Odawara JT16   Special Rapid   Hiratsuka JT11
Kamonomiya JT15   Rapid   Ninomiya JT13
Gotemba Line CB00
Shimo-Soga CB01   Local   Terminus

History
The station in 1909

Kōzu Station opened on July 11, 1887.[1] With the dissolution and privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station became a border station under the control of both JR East and JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 6,289 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
20006,998[3]
20056,464[4]
20106,441[5]
20116,364[6]
20126,289[2]
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See also

References
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1. (in Japanese)
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 20. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

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