Kita-Gosen Station

Kita-Gosen Station (北五泉駅, Kita-Gosen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kita-Gosen Station 北五泉駅
Kita-Gosen Station, September 2004
Location	993-3 Kita-Gosen eki mae, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1851 Japan
Coordinates	37.7469°N 139.1697°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	167.5 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	1 side platform
History
Opened	20 February 1952
Passengers
FY2017	740 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shinseki toward Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Gosen toward Kōriyama
Location
Kita-Gosen Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kita-Gosen Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 167.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is attended.

History

The station opened on 20 February 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 740 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Gosen High School

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.