Kōzōji Station

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
Kōzōji Station, February 2005
General information
Location	3-654-1 Kōzōji, Kasugai-shi, Aichi-ken[1] Japan
Coordinates	35°15′51.4″N 137°2′36.9″E
Operated by	JR Central Aichi Loop Railway
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line ■ Aichi Loop Line
Distance	372.9 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	3 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CF09, 23
Website	Official website (JR) Official website (Aikan)
History
Opened	25 July 1900; 125 years ago (1900-07-25)
Passengers
FY2017	20,256 daily (JR), 10,872 (Aikan)
Location Kōzōji Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Kōzōji Station Kōzōji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ticket vending machines

Lines

Kōzōji 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

The 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

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

«		Service	»
Aichi Loop Line
Nakamizuno		-	Terminus
Chūō Main Line
Jōkōji		-	Jinryō

Station history

Kōzōji 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

In 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
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

• site of Shirayama Castle
• Kōzōji New Town

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan