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Gochaku Station (御着駅, Gochaku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Gochaku Station 御着駅 | |||||||||||
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 Gochaku Station in September 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Gochaku Mikunino-chō, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-0232 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′01″N 134°44′08″E / 34.8169°N 134.7355°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 50.5 km (31.4 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-A83 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 April 1900 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 2900 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editGochaku Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 50.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 83.6 kilometers from Osaka.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ San'yō Main Line
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for Sannomiya and Osaka |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Main Line
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for bi-directional services during commuting hours |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Main Line
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for Kakogawa and Himeji |
History
editGochaku Station was opened on 18 April 1900. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Gochaku being assigned station number JR-A83.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2900 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Harima Kokubun-ji Ruins
- Danbayama Kofun
- National Route 2
- National Route 312
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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