Gobō Station

Gobō Station

御坊駅
Gobō Station in January 2016
General information
Location414-2 Komatsubara Yukawachō, Gobō-shi, Wakayama-ken 644-0012
Japan
Coordinates33°54′28″N 135°09′33″E / 33.9077147°N 135.1591837°E / 33.9077147; 135.1591837
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance326.3 km (202.8 miles) from Kameyama
146.1 km (90.8 miles) from Shingū
Platforms1 side+ 1 bay + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Train operators
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 April 1929 (1929-04-21)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Passengers
FY20191575 daily (JR)
141 daily (Kishū)
Location
Gobō Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Gobō Station
Gobō Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Gobō Station is located in Japan
Gobō Station
Gobō Station
Gobō Station (Japan)

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.

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 »
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

  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
  2. ^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. ^ 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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