Gojō Station (五条駅, Gojō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Gojō, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Gojō Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 35.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji.
Station layout
The station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one island platform connected by an underground passage. The platforms can accommodate trains of up to 10 carriages. The station building is basically made of wood, but the entrance has been expanded with concrete, making it a mixed building of wood and concrete.The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
| 1, 2, 3 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Hashimoto and Wakayama for Takada and Ōji |
History
Gojō Station opened on 25 October 1896 when the Nanwa Railway began operations between Katsura Station (current Yoshinoguchi Station) and Futami Station (later Kawabata Station).[2] The Nanwa Railway was absorbed by the Kansai Railway in 1904 and was nationalized in 1907. 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 984 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Gojō city office
- Gojō police station
- Gojō Bus Center
- Eizanji Temple
- Yunomine Onsen
- Totsukawa Onsen
- Japan National Route 24
See also
References
- ^ "五条駅" [Gojō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Sone, Satoru, ed. (May 16, 2010). "阪和線・和歌山線・桜井線・湖西線・関西空港線". 『週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR』 (in Japanese) (42). Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.: 20–21.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Gojo Station (Nara) at Wikimedia Commons