Gomenmachi Station

Gomenmachi Station
後免駅
Tosa Kuroshio Railway Gomenmachi Station in 2006
Location Japan
Coordinates 33°34′29″N 133°39′04″E / 33.574606°N 133.651181°E / 33.574606; 133.651181
Operated by Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s) ■ Asa Line
Distance 1.1 km from Gomen (start of the Dosan Line)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Gomenmachi Station (Gomen Line)
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking Available in station forecourt
Bicycle facilities Designated parking area for bicycles
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code GN39
History
Opened 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 326 daily
Location
Gomenmachi Station
Location within Japan
Gomenmachi Station
後免駅
Tosaden Kōtsū Gomenmachi Station in 2010
Location Japan
Coordinates 33°34′28″N 133°39′01″E / 33.57441°N 133.650278°E / 33.57441; 133.650278Coordinates: 33°34′28″N 133°39′01″E / 33.57441°N 133.650278°E / 33.57441; 133.650278
Operated by Tosaden Kōtsū
Line(s) Gomen Line
Distance 10.9 km from Harimayabashi (western terminus)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
History
Opened 21 February 1925 (1925-02-21)
Previous names Gomen-ekimae until 26 July 1974
Location
Gomenmachi Station
Location within Japan

Gomenmachi Station (後免町駅, Gomenmachi-eki) is a train and tram station located in the same vicinity in Nankoku, Japan. The train station is on the Asa Line is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN39". The tram station is the eastern terminus of the Gomen Line and is operated by Tosaden Kōtsū.[1][2]

Lines

The train station is served by the Asa Line and is located 1.1 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All rapid and local trains on the line stop at the station.[4]

The tram station is the eastern terminus of the Tosaden KōtsūGomen Line and is located 10.9 km from the western terminus at Harimayabashi.[2]

Layout

The train station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but the platform has a shelter for waiting passengers. In addition, there is a traditional style tiled-roof waiting room set up under the elevated structure. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. Bicycle parking is available under the elevated structure and car parking is available at the station forecourt.[5][6]

The tram station is located at grade in the train station forecourt and at right angles to the railway track.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Asa Line
Gomen Rapid Noichi
Gomen Local Tateda
Tosaden Kōtsū
Gomen Line
Terminus - Gomen-higashimachi

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[7]

The tram station was opened on 21 February 1925 under the name Gomen-ekimae. On 26 July 1974, it was renamed Gomenmachi and moved to its present position from a location further to the west.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the train station was used by an average of 326 passengers daily.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 35, 90. ISBN 9784062951616.
  3. ↑ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 49, 85. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ↑ "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "後免町" [Gomenmachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "後免町" [Gomenmachi]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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