Gokashō Station | |
Native Name: | 五箇荘駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Gokashō-obata-chō, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 529-1422 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.1546°N 136.197°W |
Operator: | Ohmi Railway |
Line: | Ohmi Railway Main Line |
Distance: | 20.9 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Code: | OR13 |
Opened: | March 19, 1899 |
Former: | Obata (until 1910) |
Passengers: | 84 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Gokashō Station |
is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen passes over just south of Gokashō Station.
Gokashō Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 20.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.[1]
The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building also serves as the local community center, and is unattended.
Gokashō Station was opened on March 19, 1899 as . It was relocated 200 meters to the south and renamed to its present name on January 1, 1900.. The station building was reconstructed in 2000.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]