Kintetsu Gose Station

Kintetsu Gose Station (近鉄御所駅, Kintetsu-Gose-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.^[1]

Kintetsu Gose 近鉄御所
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Kintetsu Gose Station entrance
General information
Location	180-1 Suehirocho, Gose-shi, Nara-ken 639-2303 Japan
Coordinates	34°27′51.84″N 135°43′57.15″E
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	P  Gose Line
Distance	5.2 km (3.2 miles) from Shakudo
Platforms	1 side platforms
Tracks	1
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	P25
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station15008.html
History
Opened	9 December 1930 (1930-12-09)
Previous names	Nanwa-Gosemachi (to 1944), Kinki Nippon Gose Station (to 1970)
Passengers
FY2019	1473 daily
Services
Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station Oshimi towards Shakudo Gose Line Local Semi-Express Terminus
Location

Platform

Line

Kintetsu Gose Station is served by the Gose Line and is 5.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shakudo.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. Both the ticket gates and concourse are at ground level. The entrance and exit is at platform 1, and a level crossing connects to platform 2 on the opposite side. The effective length of the platform is long enough for four cars. The station is unattended.^[2]

Platforms

1

■  P  Gose Line

for Shakudo

History

Kintetsu Gose Station was opened 9 December 1930 as Nanwa-Gosemachi Station (南和御所町駅) on the Nanwa Electric Railway. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger on 1 April 1944, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 June 1944, becoming Kankyu Gose Station (関急御所駅). It was renamed to Kinki Nippon Gose Station (畿日本御所駅) at that time. It renamed to its present name on 1 March 1970.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 1887 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Gose Police Building (former Gose Police Station)
• Gose City Hall
• Saiseikai Gose Hospital
• Nara Prefectural Seisho High School

Buses

Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd. (Nara Kotsu website)

• Bus stop 1
  • limited express buses for Shingu Station via Kamokimi no Yu, Gojo Bus Station, Totsukawa Onsen, Hongu Taisha, Yunomine Onsen and Kawayu Onsen
  • for Gojo Bus Station
  • for Gojo Bus Station via Kamokimi no Yu
  • for Gojo Bus Station via Techno Chuo-dori higashi
• Bus stop 2
  • expressway bus "Yamato" for Shinjuku (Expressway Bus Terminal) - operation with Kanto Bus Co., Ltd.
  • for Yagi Station via Takadashi Station, AEON Mall Kashihara-kita and Idai-byoin-mae (Nara Medical University Hospital)
  • for Kintetsu Takada Station via Takadashi Station
  • for Oshimi
• Bus stop 3
  • for Katsuragi Ropeway-mae
• Bus stop 4
  • for Yagi Station via Gunkaibashi, Kashiharajingu-mae Station, Ousa and Idai-byoin Genkanguchi (Nara Medical University Hospital)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan