Gochaku Station

Gochaku Station 御着駅
File:Gochaku Station ekisha.JPG Gochaku Station in August 2015
Location	292 Gochaku, Mikuninocho, Himeji, Hyōgo （兵庫県姫路市御国野町御着２９２） Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sanyo Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1900

Gochaku Station (御着駅, Gochaku-eki) is a railway station on the Sanyo Main Line in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Gochaku Station is served by the JR Kobe Line (part of the Sanyo Main Line).

Layout

The station has one side platform (platform 1) and one side platform (platforms 2 and 3), serving a total of three tracks.

Platforms

1	■ JR Kobe Line	for Sannomiya, Osaka, Kyoto, and Maibara
2	■ JR Kobe Line	Bidirectional (not normally used)
3	■ JR Kobe Line	for Himeji, Aioi, Banshu-Ako, and Okayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kobe Line
Special Rapid: no stop
Himeji-Bessho		Rapid/Local		Himeji

History

The station opened on 18 April 1900. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Surrounding area

• National Route 2
• National Route 312

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR West station information (Japanese)