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is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, operated by both the

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(JR East) and the

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(JR Tōkai).

Lines

Kōzu Station is served by both the

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and

Gotemba Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Kōzu Station (Kanagawa), Kōzu Station in Odawara, Kanagawa, Odawara to Numazu Station, Numazu via Gotemba Station, Gotemba. The ''Mt. Fuj ...

, and is located 77.7 kilometers from

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. Some trains of the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line also stop at this station.

Station layout

The station has one

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and two

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s serving five tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kōzu Station opened on July 11, 1887. With the dissolution and privatization of

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(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 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,845 passengers daily. The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Kōzu Post Office * Kōzu Elementary School * Kōzu Junior High School *Yamachika Memorial Hospital

References

*Yoshikawa, Fumio. ''Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi''. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .

External links

JR East station information
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