Koza Station

{{short description|Railway station in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Koza Station

| native_name = 古座駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| symbol_location =

| symbol =

| type = JR-West commuter rail station

| image = KozaSt.jpg

| alt = Koza Station

| caption = Koza Station, August 2005

| address = 232, Nishimukai, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-4122

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|33|31|9.36|N|135|49|15.3|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-30|display=title, inline}}

| owned = 13px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 13px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{rbox|W||#00a6b4|#fff}} Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)

| distance = {{convert|215.0|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kameyama|x|Mie}}
{{convert|34.8|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Shingū|x}}

| platforms = 1 side platform

| tracks = 2

| train_operators = 13px West Japan Railway Company

| bus_stands =

| connections =

| structure = At grade

| parking =

| bicycle =

| accessible = None

| code =

| zone =

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622051}}

| opened = {{Start date|1936|12|11|df=y}}{{Cite book|last = Sone|first = Satoru|script-title=ja: 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR|editor=朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部|publisher=Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.|series=週刊朝日百科|volume=25号紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線|date=2010-01-10|pages=18–21}}

| former =

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1978『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.

| passengers = 124 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Koza Station

| pass_rank =

| services =

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Toward {{STN|Kii-Katsuura|x}} and {{STN|Shingū|x}}|next={{STN|Kii-Hime|x}}
Toward {{STN|Kushimoto|x}} and {{STN|Wakayama|x}}|col=white}}

|services_collapsible = yes

}}

{{nihongo|Koza Station|古座駅|Koza-eki}} is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Koza Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 215.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 34.8 kilometers from {{STN|Shingū|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

=Platforms=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx={{rbox|W||#00a6b4|#fff}} Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) |dir=for {{STN|Kii-Katsuura|x}} and {{STN|Shingū|x}}}}

Adjacent stations

|-

!colspan=5|West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

{{j-rserv|service=West Express Ginga|previous={{STN|Taiji|x}}
(One-way Operation)|next={{STN|Kushimoto|x}}|col=navy}}

{{j-rserv|service=Limited Express Kuroshio|previous={{STN|Taiji|x}}|next={{STN|Kushimoto|x}}|col=blue}}

{{j-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Kii-Tahara|x}}|next={{STN|Kii-Hime|x}}|col=gray}}

History

Koza Station opened on December 11, 1936. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 124 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/020300/d00206820.html|script-title=ja:和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行）|trans-title=Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook|year= 2020|publisher= Wakayama Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= 11 August 2021}}