Coordinates: 33°34′28″N 133°39′01″E / 33.57441°N 133.650278°E / 33.57441; 133.650278

Gomenmachi Station

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Gomenmachi Station

後免駅
File:Gomenmachi-tramstop.jpg
Tosaden Kōtsū Gomenmachi Station in 2010
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°34′28″N 133°39′01″E / 33.57441°N 133.650278°E / 33.57441; 133.650278
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance10.9 km from Harimayabashi (western terminus)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
Opened21 February 1925 (1925-02-21)
Previous namesGomen-ekimae until 26 July 1974
Passengers
FY2019265 (Asa Line)
921 (tram)
Location
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Gomenmachi Station (Japan)
File:TKT-GomenmachiStation.jpg
Tosa Kuroshio Railway Gomenmachi Station

Gomenmachi Station (後免町駅, Gomenmachi-eki) is a train and tram station located in the same vicinity in the city of Nankoku, Japan. The train station 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 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 Kōtsū Gomen 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]

Surrounding area

  • Nankoku Municipal Gomenoda Elementary School

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. pp. 35, 90. ISBN 9784062951616.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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. pp. 49, 85. ISBN 9784062951609.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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. 7.0 7.1 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. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

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