▁opened ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁priv ately ▁held ▁Y ok oh ama ▁Railway ▁Company . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Government ▁Rail ways ▁system ▁( the ▁prede cess or ▁to ▁the ▁J NR ) ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁station ▁building ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Great ▁Kant ō ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁All ▁fre ight ▁operations ▁were ▁susp ended ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁With ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁the ▁J NR ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁station ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁oper ational ▁control ▁of ▁J R ▁East . ▁A ▁new ▁station ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁L ines ▁East ▁Japan ▁Railway ▁Company ▁Y ok oh ama ▁Line ▁ ▁Station ▁layout ▁K oz uk ue ▁Station ▁has ▁a ▁single ▁island ▁platforms ▁and ▁a ▁side ▁platform ▁serving ▁three ▁elev ated ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Platform s ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁stations ▁ ▁S urr ounding ▁area ▁International ▁Stadium ▁Y ok oh ama ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Harris , ▁Ken ▁and ▁Clar ke , ▁Jack ie . ▁Jane ' s ▁World ▁Rail ways ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 . ▁Jane ' s ▁Information ▁Group ▁( 2