Gochaku Station
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Gochaku Station 御着駅 | |||||||||||
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 Gochaku Station in September 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Gochaku Mikunino-chō, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-0232 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′01″N 134°44′08″E / 34.8169°N 134.7355°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 50.5 km (31.4 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-A83 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 18 April 1900 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 2900 daily | ||||||||||
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Gochaku Station (御着駅, Gochaku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Gochaku Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 50.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 83.6 kilometers from Osaka.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ San'yō Main Line
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for Sannomiya and Osaka |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Main Line
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for bi-directional services during commuting hours |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Main Line
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for Kakogawa and Himeji |
History
[edit]Gochaku Station was opened on 18 April 1900. 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 Gochaku being assigned station number JR-A83.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2900 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Harima Kokubun-ji Ruins
- Danbayama Kofun
- National Route 2
- National Route 312
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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Media related to Gochaku Station at Wikimedia Commons
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