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Mozu Station 百舌鳥駅
Mozu Station West gate, May 2019
General information
Location	2 Chome Mozusekiun-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka^fu 590-0802 Japan
Coordinates	34°33′30″N 135°29′20″E / 34.5584°N 135.4890°E / 34.5584; 135.4890
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	R  Hanwa Line
Distance	11.1 km (6.9 miles) from Tennōji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JR-R30
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 July 1928 (1928-07-18)
Previous names	Nintoku Goryo-mae (to 1938); Mozu Goryo-mae (to 1944)
Passengers
FY2019	3921 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Uenoshibatowards Wakayama Hanwa LineLocal Mikunigaokatowards Tennoji
Location Mozu StationLocation within Osaka PrefectureShow map of Osaka PrefectureMozu StationMozu Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Mozu Station (百舌鳥駅, Mozu-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Mozu Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 11.1 kilometres (6.9 miles) from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Asaka Station opened on 18 July 1929 as the Nintoku Goryo-mae Stop (仁徳御陵前停留場, Nintoku Goryo-mae Teiryujo). It was renamed Mozu Goryo-mae Stop (百舌鳥御陵前停留場, Mozu Goryo-mae Teiryujo) in May 1938 and to its present name on 1 May 1944. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Mozu being assigned station number JR-R30.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3921 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Mozu Tombs
• Sakai City Museum

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Mozu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Mozu Station information (in Japanese)

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