Kozuya Station
Kozuya Station (小鳥谷駅, Kozuya-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the town of Ichinohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company.
Kozuya Station 小鳥谷駅 | |
|---|---|
 Kozuya Station in December 2002 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1 Kozuya Nakayashiki, Ichinohe-machi, Ninohe-gun, Iwate-ken 028-5221 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°10′16″N 141°18′28″E |
| Operated by |  Iwate Galaxy Railway Company |
| Line(s) | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line |
| Distance | 59.8 km from Morioka |
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 September 1891 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 130 daily |
| Location | |
  Kozuya Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Kozuya Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 59.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Morioka Station and 595.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Kozuya Station has one island platform and a single side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1-2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Ninohe and Hachinohe |
| 3 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai and Morioka |
History
Kozuya Station opened on 1 September 1891.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,[1] and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 130 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Kozuya Post Office
- Mabechi River
- Kozuya Elementary School
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 415. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)