Gokurakubashi Station (極楽橋駅, Gokurakubashi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in located in the town of Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.

Gokurakubashi Station

極楽橋駅
Gokurakubashi Station
General information
LocationKōyasan Kokuyūrin Dai8rinhan, Kōya-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 648-0171
Japan
Coordinates34°14′2.3″N 135°34′55.48″E / 34.233972°N 135.5820778°E / 34.233972; 135.5820778
Operated by Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)
Platforms(Kōya Line):2 bay platforms
(Cable Line): 2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeNK86
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 February 1929 (1929-02-21)
Passengers
FY201956 daily
Location
Gokurakubashi Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Gokurakubashi Station
Gokurakubashi Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Gokurakubashi Station is located in Japan
Gokurakubashi Station
Gokurakubashi Station
Gokurakubashi Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Gokurakubashi Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 64.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 63.8 kilometers from Namba Station. It is also the terminus of the funicular Nankai Cable Line and is 0.8n kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kōyasan

Station layout edit

The station consists of two bay platforms serving four tracks, with all services for Hashimoto and Nanba for the Nankai Kōya Line and two side platforms for the Nankai Cable Line. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

1  Koya Line Local, Express, Rapid Express
2  Koya Line Local, Express, Rapid Express, Sightseeing train "Tenkū"
3  Koya Line Limited Express "Koya"
4  Koya Line Limited Express "Koya", Sightseeing train "Tenkū"

Cable Line edit

Left platform  Cable Line for Kōyasan (Boarding passengers only)
Right platform  Cable Line Disembarking passengers only

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Nankai Electric Railway (NK86)
Koya Line
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)   Local (各駅停車)   Terminus
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)   Express (急行)   Terminus
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)   Rapid Express (快速急行)   Terminus
Kudoyama (NK80)   Sightseeing train "Tenkū" (観光列車「天空」)   Terminus
Hashimoto (NK77)   Limited Express "Koya" (特急「こうや」)   Terminus
Cable Line
Terminus - Kōyasan (NK87)

History edit

Gokurakubashi Station opened on February 21, 1929.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.

External links edit

  Media related to Gokurakubashi Station at Wikimedia Commons