Ozuki Station

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]

Ozuki Station 小月駅
Ozuki Station in 2016
General information
Location	1-chōme-8 Ozuki Ekimae, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 750-1143 Japan
Coordinates	34°4′5.06″N 131°1′58.1″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Line
Distance	508.8 km (316.2 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 May 1901 (1901-05-27)
Passengers
FY2020	1524
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Chōfu towards Shimonoseki San'yō Line Local Habu towards Iwakuni
Location Ozuki Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Ozuki Station Ozuki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Ozuki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site