Gochaku Station 御着駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
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 | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 50.5 km (31.4 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JR-A83 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 18 April 1900 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 2900 daily | ||||||||||
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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 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.
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
1 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Sannomiya and Osaka |
2 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for bi-directional services during commuting hours |
3 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Kakogawa and Himeji |
Gochaku 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]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2900 passengers daily[3]