Kozukue Station (小机駅) is a ground-level station with a station building over the tracks, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. East Japan Railway Company runs it and it serves the Yokohama Line. It opened on 23 September 1908.
History
Kozukue Station opened on 23 September 1908 with the Yokohama Railway's line between Higashi-Kanagawa and Hachiōji. On 1 April 1910 the Railway Agency leased the line, and it became the Hachihama Line. On 1 October 1917 the line was nationalised as the Yokohama Line. On 1 September 1923 the Great Kantō Earthquake collapsed the station building. In 1949 the station became part of the Japanese National Railways' Yokohama Line.
On 4 February 1968 the section between Shin-Yokohama and Kozukue was made double track. On 5 March 1972 freight handling ended. On 2 October 1978 the section between Kozukue and Nakayama was made double track. On 1 February 1984 luggage handling ended. On 1 April 1987 the station passed to East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On 1 September 1994 automatic ticket gates opened.
The station building over the tracks was completed on 18 October 1998. On 18 November 2001 Suica became usable. On 23 September 2008 an event for the anniversary of the Yokohama Line was held, with vehicle displays. On 2 February 2014 a train display was held before a new model of train came to the Yokohama Line. On 23 January 2016 the departure melody was changed to We are F・Marinos, the supporters' song of the Yokohama F. Marinos, with a different arrangement on each platform.
On 31 January 2019 the Midori no Madoguchi closed. On 19 September 2023 smart platform doors came into use on some platforms. On 9 December 2025 smart platform doors came into use on another platform.
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