Gakumon Station
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Gakumon Station (学門駅, Gakumon-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.[1] The station is operated by the private Kishū Railway.[1][2] The station is named after the Wakayama Prefectural Hidaka High School, whose back gate is located adjacent to the station.[3]
Lines
Gakumon Station is served by the Kishū Railway Line and is 1.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Gobō.
Station layout
The station consists solely of a side platform located next to the single track. The only entrance to the station is located on the Gobo-bound end of the platform. No ticket gates are present within the station premises as the station is unmanned. There is a waiting shelter located on the platform, but there is no station building or toilet.
Adjacent stations
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Gobō | Local | Kii-Gobō |
History
Chugakumae Station (中学前駅, Chugakumae-eki) was a former railway station which opened on 15 June 1931.[3] The station was closed on 8 December 1941 and was subsequently demolished.[3] Gakumon Station was built near the site of where Chugakumae Station had been located, and was opened on 10 August 1979 as an infill station.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding Area
- Wakayama Prefectural Hidaka High School
- Hidaka River
- Gobo City Fujita Elementary School
- Taisei Junior High School
See also
References
- ^ a b "統計ごぼう 令和2年版(2020年)/御坊市ホームページ". www.city.gobo.wakayama.jp (in Japanese). Gobo City Hall. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Katsuya Yamada. "A Short, Sweet Ride through the Heart of Wakayama | January 2019| Highlighting Japan". www.gov-online.go.jp. Government of Japan. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d Shunzo Miyawaki (1996). "List of Abandoned Private Railway Stops, 25". Tetsudō haisen ato o aruku. 2 (in Japanese). 日本交通公社出版事業局. p. 167. ISBN 4533025331. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行) [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Gakumon Station at Wikimedia Commons
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