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Nishi-Kozakai Station

is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Nishi-Kozakai Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 298.4 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, track 1 is not in use. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Nishi-Kozakai Station began operations on June 10, 1945 as on the Tōkaidō Main Line. It was elevated to a full station under its present name on August 1, 1948. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in 1972, and parcel services by 1984. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Automated turnstiles using the TOICA IC Card system came into operation from November 25, 2006.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Nishi-Kozakai Station was assigned station number CA43.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1213 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • site of Ushikubo Castle
  • Ushikubo Elementary School

See also

References

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

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