Nishi-Kozakai Station
Nishi-Kozakai Station 西小坂井駅 | |
|---|---|
 Nishi-Kozakai Station Building | |
| Location |
Ina-chō, Maeyama 20, Toyokawa, Aichi （愛知県豊川市伊奈町前山20） Japan |
| Operated by | Central Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1448 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2007) | 1,047 daily |
Nishi-Kozakai Station (西小坂井駅 Nishi-Kozakai-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The station is 298.4 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station history
Nishi-Kozakai Station began operations on June 10, 1945 as Nishi-Ina Signal (西伊奈信号場 Nishi-Ina-shingō-shō) 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. Automated turnstiles using the TOICA IC Card system came into operation from November 25, 2006.
Lines
Layout
Nishi-Kozakai Station has a two island platforms connected to the station building by an overpass; however, track 1 is not in use.
Station layout
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Toyohashi・Hamamatsu |
| 3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Okazaki・Nagoya |
| 4 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Okazaki・Nagoya |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| New Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sectional Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Toyohashi | Local | Aichi-Mito | ||
References
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(Japanese)
Coordinates: 34°47′51″N 137°21′7″E / 34.79750°N 137.35194°E