Gokurakubashi Station
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Japan
Nankai Electric Railway
Gokurakubashi Station 極楽橋駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Gokurakubashi Station in September 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kōyasan Kokuyūrin Dai8rinhan, Kōya-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 648-0171 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°14′2.3″N 135°34′55.48″E / 34.233972°N 135.5820778°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Nankai Electric Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | (Kōya Line): 2 bay platforms (Cable Line): 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | NK86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 February 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 56 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gokurakubashi Station (極楽橋駅, Gokurakubashi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in located in the town of Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.
Gokurakubashi Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 64.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 63.8 kilometers from Namba Station. It is also the terminus of the funicular Nankai Cable Line and is 0.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kōyasan.
Station layout
The station consists of two bay platforms serving four tracks, with all services for Hashimoto and Namba for the Nankai Kōya Line and two side platforms for the Nankai Cable Line. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kōya Line | Local, Express, Rapid Express |
| 2 | ■ Kōya Line | Local, Express, Rapid Express, Sightseeing train "Tenkū" |
| 3 | ■ Kōya Line | Limited Express "Kōya" |
| 4 | ■ Kōya Line | Limited Express "Kōya", Sightseeing train "Tenkū" |
Cable Line
| Left platform | ■ Cable Line | for Kōyasan (Boarding passengers only) |
| Right platform | ■ Cable Line | Disembarking passengers only |
Ticket gates
Platform of Kōya Line
Platform of Cable Line
History
Gokurakubashi Station opened on 21 February 1929.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
