Gokurakubashi Station

Platforms(Kōya Line):2 bay platforms
(Cable Line): 2 side platformsConnectionsOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeNK86WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 February 1929 (1929-02-21)PassengersFY201956 daily

Location
Gokurakubashi Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Gokurakubashi Station Gokurakubashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

Lines

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 0.8n 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 Nanba for the Nankai Kōya Line and two side platforms for the Nankai Cable Line. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Koya Line	Local, Express, Rapid Express
2	■ Koya Line	Local, Express, Rapid Express, Sightseeing train "Tenkū"
3	■ Koya Line	Limited Express "Koya"
4	■ Koya Line	Limited Express "Koya", 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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nankai Electric Railway (NK86)
Koya Line
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)		Local (各駅停車)		Terminus
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)		Express (急行)		Terminus
Kii-Kamiya (NK85)		Rapid Express (快速急行)		Terminus
Kudoyama (NK80)		Sightseeing train "Tenkū" (観光列車「天空」)		Terminus
Hashimoto (NK77)		Limited Express "Koya" (特急「こうや」)		Terminus
Cable Line
Terminus		-	Kōyasan (NK87)

History

Gokurakubashi Station opened on February 21, 1929.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
• Mount Kōya

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Gokurakubashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Gokurakubashi Station Official Site