Gobō Station (御坊駅, Gobō-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Kishū Railway.
Gobō Station 御坊駅 | |||||
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 Gobō Station in January 2016 | |||||
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| Location | 414-2 Komatsubara Yukawachō, Gobō-shi, Wakayama-ken 644-0012 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′28″N 135°09′33″E / 33.9077147°N 135.1591837°E | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||
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| Distance | 326.3 km (202.8 mi) from Kameyama 146.1 km (90.8 mi) from Shingū | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side+ 1 bay + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 21 April 1929[1] | ||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | ||||
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| FY2019 | 1575 daily (JR) 141 daily (Kishū) | ||||
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Lines
Gobō Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 326.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 146.1 kilometers from Shingū. It is also the terminus of the Kishū Railway Line and is 2.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Nishi-Gobō
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The side platform ahas a cutout to form a partial bay platform for the dead headed operations of the Kishū Railway Line. The station as a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 0 | ■ Kishu Railway Line | for Kii-Gobo and Nishi-Gobo |
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line | Wakayama, Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka and Kyōto |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line | for Wakayama (siding, returning) for Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama and Shingū (siding) |
| 3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line | for Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama and Shingū (including trains starting this station) |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | ||||
| Minabe or Kii-Tanabe | Limited Express Kuroshio | Yuasa | ||
| Dōjōji | Rapid | Kii-Yura | ||
| Dōjōji | Local | Kii-Uchihara | ||
| Kishū Railway | ||||
| Kishū Railway Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Gakumon | ||
History
Gobō Station opened on April 21, 1929. The Kishū Railway began operations on June 15, 1931. The current station building was completed in March 1984. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1575 passengers daily and the Kishū Railway portion was used by 141 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Gobō Public Employment Security Office
- Wakayama Labor Bureau Gobō Labor Standards Inspection Office
- Wakayama District Court Gobō Branch
- Wakayama Family Court Gobō Branch
See also
References
External links
Media related to Gobō Station at Wikimedia Commons