Gōkei Station (豪渓駅, Gōkei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] The station is named after the Gōkei area, a scenic valley about 8 km north of the station.
Gōkei Station 豪渓駅 | |||||||
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 Gōkei Station, August 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 362-2 Shisawa, Sōja-shi, Okayama-ken 719-1153 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°42′23.07″N 133°43′21.09″E / 34.7064083°N 133.7225250°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) | V Hakubi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 15.3 km (9.5 mi) from Kurashiki | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | JR-V08 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 17 February 1925 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2019 | 131 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editGōkei Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 15.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 31.2 kilometers from Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a ground-level side platform and an island platforms connected to the wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Kurashiki and Okayama |
| 2, 3 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Niimi and Yonago |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hakubi Line | ||||
| Sōja | - | Hiwa | ||
History
editGōkei Station opened on February 17, 1925 as Shisawa Station (宍粟駅). It was rename don May 16, 1935. 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
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 131 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editThe area near Gōkei Station is fairly flat and open as most of the housing in the area is not located directly around the station. The Gōkei Police Station and Gōkei Post office are located near the station. The Takahashi River is located across Japan National Route 180, about 200m southeast of Gōkei Station.
- Japan National Route 180
- Okayama Prefectural Route 57 (Sōja-Kayō Route)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 278 (Shisawa-Mabi Route)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Gōkei Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Gōkei Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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