Kozuya Station

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

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

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 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)