Kozuya Station

Railway station in Ichinohe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

40°10′16″N 141°18′28″E / 40.17111°N 141.30775°E / 40.17111; 141.30775Operated by

Iwate Galaxy Railway CompanyLine(s)■ Iwate Ginga Railway LineDistance59.8 km from MoriokaPlatforms1 island + 1 side platformTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 September 1891PassengersFY2015130 daily

Location
Kozuya Station Location within Japan

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.

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Kotsunagi		-	Ichinohe

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

References

^ ^a ^b 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.