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).
CF09 Kōzōji Station 高蔵寺駅 | |||||
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 Kōzōji Station, February 2005 | |||||
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| Location | 3-654-1 Kōzōji, Kasugai-shi, Aichi-ken[1] Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′51.4″N 137°2′36.9″E / 35.264278°N 137.043583°E | ||||
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| Distance | 372.9 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | CF09, 23 | ||||
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| Opened | 25 July 1900 | ||||
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| FY2017 | 20,256 daily (JR), 10,872 (Aikan) | ||||
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Lines
editKōzōji 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
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Aichi Loop Line | ||||
| Nakamizuno | - | Terminus | ||
| Chūō Main Line | ||||
| Jōkōji | - | Jinryō | ||
Station history
editKōzōji 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
editIn 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 |
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| 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
edit- site of Shirayama Castle
- Kōzōji New Town
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 高蔵寺 [Kōzōji] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Kōzōji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR official home page (in Japanese)
- Aikan home page (in Japanese)