Kōzai Station

Railway station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°20′27″N 134°00′34″E / 34.340858°N 134.009525°E / 34.340858; 134.009525Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)

Yosan Line

Distance3.4 km (2.1 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikesAccessibleYes - ramps lead up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY01HistoryOpened27 January 1952; 72 years ago (1952-01-27)PassengersFY2019569 Services

Preceding station		Following station
Kinashi Y02 towards Uwajima	Yosan Line	Takamatsu Y00 Terminus
Limited Express
Uzushio does not stop here
Rapid
Marine Liner does not stop here
Sunport does not stop here

Location
Kōzai Station Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Kōzai Station Kōzai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kōzai Station (香西駅, Kōzai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y01".^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 3.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only the local service on the Yosan Line stop at the station. Although Tadotsu is the official start of the Dosan Line, some of its local trains start from and return to Takamatsu. These trains also stop at Kōzai.^[4]

Layout

Kōzai Station consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building but each platform has a shelter and ticket vending machines. From the access road, separate ramps lead up to each platform. A designated area for the parking of bicycles is provided near the station.^[2]^[3]^[5]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Kōzai Station on 27 January 1952 as an added station on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Kagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters Driver's License Center
Takamatsu City Katsuga Junior High School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "香西" [Kōzai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 19, 76. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Kōzai Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ "香西駅" [Kōzai Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 631. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.