Gochaku Station

Railway station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedStation code JR-A83 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 April 1900 (1900-04-18)PassengersFY20192900 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Higashi-Himeji towards Himeji		JR Kōbe Line Rapid		Himeji-Bessho towards Ōsaka

Location
Gochaku Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Gochaku Station Gochaku Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Gochaku Station (御着駅, Gochaku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Gochaku Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 50.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 83.6 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ San'yō Main Line	for Sannomiya and Osaka
2	■ San'yō Main Line	for bi-directional services during commuting hours
3	■ San'yō Main Line	for Kakogawa and Himeji

History

Gochaku Station was opened on 18 April 1900. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Gochaku being assigned station number JR-A83.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2900 passengers daily^[3]

Surrounding area

References

^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.