Gokurakubashi Station

Location
	Gokurakubashi Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Gokurakubashi Station Gokurakubashi Station (Japan)

Gokurakubashi Station

極楽橋駅
Gokurakubashi Station; 極楽橋駅
	Gokurakubashi Station
General information
Location	Kōyasan Kokuyūrin Dai8rinhan, Kōya-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 648-0171; Japan
Coordinates	34°14′2.3″N 135°34′55.48″E / 34.233972°N 135.5820778°E
Operated by	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	Koya Line; ■Cable Line;
Platforms	(Kōya Line):2 bay platforms; (Cable Line): 2 side platforms
Connections	;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	NK86
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 February 1929
Passengers
FY2019	56 daily
Location
Location
	Gokurakubashi Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Gokurakubashi Station Gokurakubashi Station (Japan)

Gokurakubashi Station (極楽橋駅, Gokurakubashi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in located in the town of Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.

Lines

Gokurakubashi Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 64.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 63.8 kilometers from Namba Station. It is also the terminus of the funicular Nankai Cable Line and is 0.8n kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kōyasan

Station layout

The station consists of two bay platforms serving four tracks, with all services for Hashimoto and Nanba for the Nankai Kōya Line and two side platforms for the Nankai Cable Line. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Koya Line	Local, Express, Rapid Express
2	■ Koya Line	Local, Express, Rapid Express, Sightseeing train "Tenkū"
3	■ Koya Line	Limited Express "Koya"
4	■ Koya Line	Limited Express "Koya", Sightseeing train "Tenkū"

Cable Line

Left platform	■ Cable Line	for Kōyasan (Boarding passengers only)
Right platform	■ Cable Line	Disembarking passengers only

Ticket gates
Platform of Kōya Line
Platform of Cable Line

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Nankai Electric Railway (NK86)
Koya Line
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)	Local (各駅停車)		Terminus
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)	Express (急行)		Terminus
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)	Rapid Express (快速急行)		Terminus
Kudoyama (NK80)	Sightseeing train "Tenkū" (観光列車「天空」)		Terminus
Hashimoto (NK77)	Limited Express "Koya" (特急「こうや」)		Terminus
Cable Line
Terminus	-	Kōyasan (NK87)

History

Gokurakubashi Station opened on February 21, 1929.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

References

^ 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Gokurakubashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Gokurakubashi Station Official Site

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[Wakayama2019stats-1] 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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