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
General information
Location993-3 Kita-Gosen eki mae, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1851
Japan
Coordinates37°44′49″N 139°10′11″E / 37.7469°N 139.1697°E / 37.7469; 139.1697
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance167.5 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 side platform
History
Opened20 February 1952
Passengers
FY2017740 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shinseki
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Gosen
towards Kōriyama
Location
Kita-Gosen Station is located in Japan
Kita-Gosen Station
Kita-Gosen Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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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

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

History

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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

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

Surrounding area

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  • Gosen High School
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References

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  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.