Gose Station (御所駅, Gose-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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| JR-West commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gose Station in May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 153-2, Gose-shi, Nara-ken 639-2200 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°27′53″N 135°44′02″E / 34.464617°N 135.733964°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | T Wakayama Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.6 km (10.9 miles) from Ōji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621807 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 May 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 577 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editGose Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 17.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji.
Station layout
editThe station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks. It is staffed.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Gojō and Hashimoto |
| 2 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Takada and Ōji |
History
editGose Station opened as a signal stop on 10 May 1896 on the Nacwa Railway. The Nanwa Railway was absorbed by the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was nationalized in 1907. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1940. 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 577 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding Area
edit- Kintetsu Gose Station
- Gose City Hall
- Katsuragi Park
- Gose Post Office
- Gose Police Building (former Gose Police Station)
- Gose Municipal Gose Elementary School
- Gose Municipal Gose Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "御所駅" [Gose Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
editMedia related to Gose Station at Wikimedia Commons
