Gobō Station

Railway station in Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Line(s)

W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
■ Kishū Railway

Distance326.3 km (202.8 mi) from Kameyama
146.1 km (90.8 mi) from ShingūPlatforms1 side+ 1 bay + 1 island platformTracks3Train operators

W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Kishū Railway

ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 April 1929 (1929-04-21)^[1]Electrified1978^[2]PassengersFY20191575 daily (JR)
141 daily (Kishū)

Location
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Gobō Station (御坊駅, Gobō-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Kishū Railway.

Lines

Gobō Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 326.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 146.1 kilometers from Shingū. It is also the terminus of the Kishū Railway Line and is 2.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Nishi-Gobō

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The side platform ahas a cutout to form a partial bay platform for the dead headed operations of the Kishū Railway Line. The station as a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

0	■ Kishu Railway Line	for Kii-Gobo and Nishi-Gobo
1	■ W Kisei Main Line	Wakayama, Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka and Kyōto
2	■ W Kisei Main Line	for Wakayama (siding, returning) for Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama and Shingū (siding)
3	■ W Kisei Main Line	for Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama and Shingū (including trains starting this station)

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Minabe or Kii-Tanabe	Limited Express Kuroshio	Yuasa
Dōjōji	Rapid	Kii-Yura
Dōjōji	Local	Kii-Uchihara
Kishū Railway
Kishū Railway Line
Terminus	Local	Gakumon

History

Gobō Station opened on April 21, 1929. The Kishū Railway began operations on June 15, 1931. The current station building was completed in March 1984. 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 JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1575 passengers daily and the Kishū Railway portion was used by 141 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Gobō Public Employment Security Office
Wakayama Labor Bureau Gobō Labor Standards Inspection Office
Wakayama District Court Gobō Branch
Wakayama Family Court Gobō Branch

References

^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
^ 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.