Gokurakubashi Station

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
    Services
    Preceding station Nankai Electric Railway Following station
    Kii-Kamiya
    towards Namba
    Kōya Line
    Local
    Express
    Rapid Express
    Terminus
    Hashimoto
    towards Namba
    Kōya
    Kudoyama
    towards Hashimoto
    Tenkū
    Terminus Cable Line Kōyasan
    Terminus
    Location
    Gokurakubashi Station
    Location within Wakayama Prefecture
    Gokurakubashi Station
    Gokurakubashi Station (Japan)

    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.

    Lines

    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

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

    Platforms

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

    Cable Line

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

    History

    Gokurakubashi Station opened on February 21, 1929.

    Passenger statistics

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

    Surrounding area

    See also

    References

    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.

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