Gosen Station

Gosen Station
五泉駅
Gosen Station in June 2008
Location 1-1-1 Ekimae, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken
(新潟県五泉市駅前一丁目2-1)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance 165.7 km from Kōriyama
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platform
History
Opened 25 October 1910
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 1,070 daily[1]
Location
Gosen Station
Location within Japan
Gosen Station in winter

Gosen Station (五泉駅, Gosen-eki) is a railway station in Gosen, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Gosen Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 165.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Ban'etsu West Line for Maoroshi, Tsugawa and Aizu-Wakamatsu
2, 3 ■ Ban'etsu West Line Niitsu and Niigata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ban'etsu West Line
Sakihana Banetsu Monogatari Niitsu
Maoroshi Agano Niitsu
Saruwada Local Kita-Gosen

History

The station opened on 25 October 1910. The Kanbara railway Company's Gosen Line formerly also operated from this station from 1923 to 1999. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Gosen City Hall
  • Gosen post Office

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員　(2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

Coordinates: 37°44′05″N 139°10′47″E / 37.7346°N 139.1798°E / 37.7346; 139.1798


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