Gobō Station Explained

Gobō Station
Native Name:御坊駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:414-2 Komatsubara Yukawachō, Gobō-shi, Wakayama-ken 644-0012
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.9077°N 135.1592°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Distance:326.3km (202.8miles) from
146.1km (90.8miles) from
Platforms:1 side+ 1 bay + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:[1]
Electrified:1978[2]
Passengers:1575 daily (JR)
141 daily (Kishū)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Gobō Station

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.

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 . It is also the terminus of the Kishū Railway Line and is 2.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at

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

Adjacent stations

|-!colspan=5|West Japan Railway Company (JR West)|-!colspan=5|Kishū Railway

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sone, Satoru. ja: 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.. 週刊朝日百科. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. 2010-01-10. 19–21.
  2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/020300/d00206820.html. ja:和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行). Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook. 2020. Wakayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.