Gosen Station
Gosen Station 五泉駅 | |
|---|---|
 Gosen Station in June 2008 | |
| Location |
1-1-1 Ekimae, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken (新潟県五泉市駅前一丁目2-1) Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Ban'etsu West Line |
| Distance | 165.7 km from Kōriyama |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| History | |
| Opened | 25 October 1910 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 1,070 daily[1] |
| Location | |
  Gosen Station Location within Japan | |
Gosen Station (五泉駅 Gosen-eki) is a railway station in Gosen, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Gosen Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 165.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | for Maoroshi, Tsugawa and Aizu-Wakamatsu |
| 2, 3 | ■ Ban'etsu West Line | Niitsu and Niigata |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban'etsu West Line | ||||
| Sakihana | Banetsu Monogatari | Niitsu | ||
| Maoroshi | Agano | Niitsu | ||
| Saruwada | Local | Kita-Gosen | ||
History
The station opened on 25 October 1910. The Kanbara railway Company's Gosen Line formerly also operated from this station from 1923 to 1999. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
- Gosen City Hall
- Gosen post Office
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gosen Station. |
- JR East station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°44′05″N 139°10′47″E / 37.7346°N 139.1798°E