Gokan Station

Gokan Station (後閑駅, Gokan-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Gokan Station 後閑駅
Gokan Station, December 2011
General information
Location	Gokan 1237, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 379-1305 Japan
Coordinates	36.6797°N 139.0003°E / 36.6797; 139.0003
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Line
Distance	46.6 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1926; 98 years ago (1926-11-20)
Passengers
FY2017	785 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Numata towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Kamimoku towards Nagaoka
Location Gokan Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Gokan Station Gokan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Gokan Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 46.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa, and Nagaoka
3	■ Jōetsu Line	for Numata, Shibukawa, Shin-Maebashi, Takasaki and Ueno

History

Gokan Station opened on 20 November 1926.^[1] Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. As of April 20, 2018, Gokan Station became an unattended station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 785 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Minakami Town Hall
• Tsukiyono Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan