Gose Station

{{short description|Railway station in Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Gose Station

| native_name = 御所駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| symbol_location= jp

| symbol = jrw

|style=JR West

| type = JR-West commuter rail station

| image = 御所駅 駅舎 2022.jpg

| alt = Gose Station

| caption = Gose Station in May 2022

| address = 153-2, Gose-shi, Nara-ken 639-2200

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34.464617|135.733964|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:JP}}

| owned = 13px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 13px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{rbox|T||#f79fba|#000}} Wakayama Line

| distance = {{convert|17.6|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Ōji|x|Nara}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| train_operators = 13px West Japan Railway Company

| bus_stands =

| connections = {{Plainlist|

  • {{rint|bus}} Kanto Bus / Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Yamato-gō ShinjukuGojō Route at Kintetsu Gose-eki
  • {{rint|bus|1}} Nara Kotsu Bus Lines 53・60・66・70・76・80・88・161・Tokkyu (Limited Express) at Kintetsu Gose-eki
  • {{rint|bus|1}} Gose City Community Bus Himawari-gō East Course・West Course at Kintetsu Gose-eki

}}

| structure = At grade

| parking = None

| bicycle = {{rint|bike}} Available

| accessible = None

| code =

| zone =

| website = [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621807 http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621807]

| opened = {{Start date|1896|5|10|df=y}}

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1980

| former =

| passengers = 577 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| pass_rank =

| map_dot_label = Gose Station

|mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services = {{s-rail|title=JR-West}}

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{{j-rserv|service=Regional Rapid Service|f=b|previous={{STN|Tamade|x|Nara}}|next=Yamato-Shinjō
One-way|col=#008000}}

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One-way|next={{STN|Yamato-Shinjō|x}}|col=#f90}}

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| services_collapsible = yes

}}

{{Nihongo|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).

Lines

Gose Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 17.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Ōji|x|Nara}}.

Station layout

The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks. It is staffed.{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/wakayama/station/0070_gose.htm|title=御所駅|trans-title= Gose Station|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx={{rbox|T||#f8aba6|#000}} Wakayama Line| |dir=for {{STN|Gojō|x|Nara}} and {{STN|Hashimoto|x|Wakayama}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx={{rbox|T||#f8aba6|#000}} Wakayama Line |dir=for {{STN|Takada|x|Nara}} and {{STN|Ōji|x|Nara}}}}

History

Gose 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 577 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[http://www.pref.nara.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=6437 Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook]

Surrounding Area

  • 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

References

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