Gokurakubashi Station
{{short description|Railway station in Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Gokurakubashi Station
| native_name = 極楽橋駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Gokurakubashi station.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Gokurakubashi Station
| other_name =
| address = Kōyasan Kokuyūrin Dai8rinhan, Kōya-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 648-0171
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|14|2.3|N|135|34|55.48|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-30|display=inline,title}}
| operator = {{ric|Nankai|name=y}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{Ric|Nankai|Koya|name=y}}
- {{Ric|Nankai|Cable|name=y}}
}}
| platforms = (Kōya Line): 2 bay platforms
(Cable Line): 2 side platforms
| connections = {{Plainlist|
}}
| structure =
| code = NK86
| status = Staffed
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/gokurakubashi/index.html}}
| opened = {{Start date|1929|02|21|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 56 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Gokurakubashi Station
| services = {{adjstn|system=Nankai|line1=Koya|type1={{SLL|Local|gray|white}}{{SLL|Express|#fb7}}{{SLL|Rapid Express|c=orange}}|left1=Kii-Kamiya|line2=LX Koya|left2=Hashimoto|line3=Tenku|left3=Kudoyama|line4=Cable|right4=Kōyasan}}
}}
{{nihongo|Gokurakubashi Station|極楽橋駅|Gokurakubashi-eki|}} is a junction passenger railway station in located in the town of Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.
Lines
Gokurakubashi Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 64.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 63.8 kilometers from Namba Station. It is also the terminus of the funicular Nankai Cable Line and is 0.8n kilometers from the opposing terminus at {{STN|Kōyasan|x}}.
Station layout
The station consists of two bay platforms serving four tracks, with all services for {{STN|Hashimoto|x|Wakayama}} and {{STN|Namba|x}} for the Nankai Kōya Line and two side platforms for the Nankai Cable Line. The station is staffed.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|linename=Nankai Kōya Line|lineindex=Kōya Line|dir=Local, Express, Rapid Express|linecol=#009a41}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|linename=Nankai Kōya Line|lineindex=Kōya Line|dir=Local, Express, Rapid Express, Sightseeing train "Tenkū"|linecol=#009a41}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|linename=Nankai Kōya Line|lineindex=Kōya Line|dir=Limited Express "Kōya"|linecol=#009a41}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|linename=Nankai Kōya Line|lineindex=Kōya Line|dir=Limited Express "Kōya", Sightseeing train "Tenkū"|linecol=#009a41}}
=Cable Line=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=Left platform|first=2|linename=Nankai Cable Line|lineindex=Cable Line|dir= for {{STN|Kōyasan|x}} (Boarding passengers only)|linecol=#009a41}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=Right platform|first=3|nolinkindex=Cable Line|dir=Disembarking passengers only|linecol=#009a41}}
File:Gokurakubashi station gate.jpg|Ticket gates
File:Gokurakubashi-station Platform 3-4.jpg|Platform of Kōya Line
File:Gokurakubashi-station cable carPlatform.jpg|Platform of Cable Line
History
Gokurakubashi Station opened on February 21, 1929.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/020300/d00206820.html|script-title=ja:和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行）|trans-title=Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook|year= 2020|publisher= Wakayama Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}
Surrounding area
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/gokurakubashi/index.html Gokurakubashi Station Official Site]
{{Nankai Koya Line}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gokurakubashi Station}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929
Category:Railway stations in Wakayama Prefecture
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