Gokō Station (五香駅, Gokō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
 Gokō Station 五香駅 | |||||||||||
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 West entrance in December 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 408-8 Kanegasaku, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 270-2251 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°47′50″N 139°57′58″E / 35.7972°N 139.9660°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shin-Keisei | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SL Shin-Keisei Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) from Matsudo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ○SL07 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 April 1955 | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 30,037 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editGokō Station is served by the Shin-Keisei Line, and is located 7.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsudo Station.
Layout
editThe station consists of a single island platform, with an elevated station building.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shin-Keisei Line | For Shin-Kamagaya , Shin-Tsudanuma, Keisei-Tsudanuma |
| 2 | ■ Shin-Keisei Line | For Yabashira, Matsudo |
History
editGokō Station was opened on 21 April 1955.
Future plans
editEffective April 2025, the station is to come under the aegis of Keisei Electric Railway as the result of the buyout of the Shin-Keisei Railway.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 30,037 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Chiba Prefectural Matsudo International High School
- Matsudo City Daiyon Junior High School
- Kashiwa City Southern Junior High School
- Matsudo City Takagi Daini Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "京成電鉄、新京成電鉄を吸収合併へ2025年4月 現在の路線・駅は維持する方針" [Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway in April 2025; Plans made to maintain current routes and stations]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "新京成電鉄、解散・消滅へ - 京成電鉄が吸収合併、2025年実施予定" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to dissolve and disappear - Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the railway in the merger, scheduled to take place in 2025]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ 千葉県統計年鑑(平成31年) [Chiba Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Gokō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin Keisei Railway Station information(in Japanese)