Gōbara Station (郷原駅, Gōbara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Gōbara Station 郷原駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Gōbara 607, Higashiagatsuma-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken 377-0811 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°32′56″N 138°48′04″E / 36.5488°N 138.8012°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Agatsuma Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 26.3 km from Shibukawa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 April 1946 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2011 | 86 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editGōbara Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 26.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Agatsuma Line | for Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi and Ōmae |
2 | ■ Agatsuma Line | for Shibukawa and Takasaki |
History
editGōbara Station was opened on 20 April 1946. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
edit- site of Iwabitsu Castle
See also
editExternal links
editMedia related to Gōbara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)