Ozuki Station

Railway station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened27 May 1901 (1901-05-27)PassengersFY20201524 Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Chōfu towards Shimonoseki		San'yō Line Local		Habu towards Iwakuni

Location
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Ozuki Station (小月駅, Ozuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Ozuki Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 508.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform. The station building is located on the side of Platform 1, which is the side platform, and is connected to the island platform via a footbridge. The inbound main line is at Platform 1, and the outbound main line is at Platform 3. The middle line (Platform 2) is used for turning back of regional trains. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ San'yō Line	for Shin-Yamaguchi and Tokuyama
2, 3	■ San'yō Line	for Shimonoseki

History

Ozuki Station was opened on 27 May 1901 on the San'yō Railway when the line was extended from Asa Station to Bakan Station (present-day Shimonoseki Station) The San'yō Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1524 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 491
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kozuki Air Base
Shimonoseki Municipal Eastern Junior High School
Shimonoseki Municipal Kozuki Elementary School
Shimonoseki Municipal Seisue Elementary School

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook