Gokan Station

Gokan Station
後閑駅

Gokan Station, December 2011
Location Gokan 1237, Minakami, Tone, Gunma
(群馬県利根郡みなかみ町後閑1237)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Line
History
Opened 1926
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 930 daily

Gokan Station (後閑駅 Gokan-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Gokan Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 46.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passage; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1  Jōetsu Line for Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa, and Nagaoka
3  Jōetsu Line for Numata, Shibukawa, Shin-Maebashi, Takasaki and Ueno

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōetsu Line
Numata - Kamimoku

History

Gokan Station opened on 20 November 1926.[1] Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 108. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
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Coordinates: 36°40′47″N 139°00′01″E / 36.6797°N 139.0003°E / 36.6797; 139.0003

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