Kintetsu Gose Station

Kintetsu Gose

近鉄御所
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Kintetsu Gose Station entrance
General information
Location180-1 Suehirocho, Gose-shi, Nara-ken 639-2303
Japan
Coordinates34°27′51.84″N 135°43′57.15″E / 34.4644000°N 135.7325417°E / 34.4644000; 135.7325417
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) P  Gose Line
Distance5.2 km (3.2 miles) from Shakudo
Platforms1 side platforms
Tracks1
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Bicycle facilities Available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code P25 
Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station15008.html
History
Opened9 December 1930 (1930-12-09)
Previous namesNanwa-Gosemachi (to 1944), Kinki Nippon Gose Station (to 1970)
Passengers
FY20191473 daily
Services
Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station
Oshimi
towards Shakudo
Gose Line
Local
Semi-Express
Terminus
Location

Kintetsu Gose Station (近鉄御所駅, Kintetsu-Gose-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Kintetsu Gose Station is served by the Gose Line and is 5.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shakudo.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. Both the ticket gates and concourse are at ground level. The entrance and exit is at platform 1, and a level crossing connects to platform 2 on the opposite side. The effective length of the platform is long enough for four cars. The station is unattended.[2]

Platforms

1   P  Gose Line for Shakudo

History

Kintetsu Gose Station was opened 9 December 1930 as Nanwa-Gosemachi Station (南和御所町駅) on the Nanwa Electric Railway. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger on 1 April 1944, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 June 1944, becoming Kankyu Gose Station (関急御所駅). It was renamed to Kinki Nippon Gose Station (畿日本御所駅) at that time. It renamed to its present name on 1 March 1970.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 1887 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Gose Police Building (former Gose Police Station)
  • Gose City Hall
  • Saiseikai Gose Hospital
  • Nara Prefectural Seisho High School

Buses

Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd. (Nara Kotsu website)

  • Bus stop 1
    • limited express buses for Shingu Station via Kamokimi no Yu, Gojo Bus Station, Totsukawa Onsen, Hongu Taisha, Yunomine Onsen and Kawayu Onsen
    • for Gojo Bus Station
    • for Gojo Bus Station via Kamokimi no Yu
    • for Gojo Bus Station via Techno Chuo-dori higashi
  • Bus stop 2
    • expressway bus "Yamato" for Shinjuku (Expressway Bus Terminal) - operation with Kanto Bus Co., Ltd.
    • for Yagi Station via Takadashi Station, AEON Mall Kashihara-kita and Idai-byoin-mae (Nara Medical University Hospital)
    • for Kintetsu Takada Station via Takadashi Station
    • for Oshimi
  • Bus stop 3
  • Bus stop 4
    • for Yagi Station via Gunkaibashi, Kashiharajingu-mae Station, Ousa and Idai-byoin Genkanguchi (Nara Medical University Hospital)

See also

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ "近鉄御所駅" [Kintetsu Gose Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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