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Gokashō Station

Railway station in Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Gokashō Station 五箇荘駅
Gokashō Station, 2011
General information
Location	Gokashō-obata-chō, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 529-1422 Japan
Coordinates	35°09′17″N 136°11′49″E / 35.1546°N 136.1970°E / 35.1546; 136.1970
Operated by	Ohmi Railway
Line(s)	■ Ohmi Railway Main Line
Distance	20.9 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	OR13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 19, 1899
Previous names	Obata (until 1910)
Passengers
FY2019	84 daily
Location Gokashō Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Gokashō Station Gokashō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Gokashō Station (五箇荘駅, Gokashō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen passes over just south of Gokashō Station.

Gokashō Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 20.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.^[1]

The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building also serves as the local community center, and is unattended.

Gokashō Station was opened on March 19, 1899 as Obata Station (小幡駅, Obata-eki) . It was relocated 200 meters to the south and renamed to its present name on January 1, 1900.. The station building was reconstructed in 2000.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

• Higashiomi City Hall Gokashō Branch
• Higashiomi City Gokashō Welfare Center
• Higashiomi City Gokashō Health Center
• Higashiomi Municipal Gokashō Junior High School

• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Gokasho Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ohmi Railway official site (in Japanese)

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