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Gomenmachi Station

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

後免駅
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
Gomenmachi Station is located in Kochi Prefecture
Gomenmachi Station
Gomenmachi Station
Location within Kochi Prefecture
Gomenmachi Station is located in Japan
Gomenmachi Station
Gomenmachi Station
Gomenmachi Station (Japan)
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

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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

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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

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« Service »
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Asa Line
Gomen Rapid Noichi
Gomen Local Tateda
Tosaden Kōtsū
Gomen Line
Terminus - Gomen-higashimachi

History

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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

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In fiscal 2011, the train station was used by an average of 326 passengers daily.[7]

Surrounding area

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  • Nankoku Municipal Gomenoda Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  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.
  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. ^ a b 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.
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