is a junction passenger

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in located in the town of Kōya,

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, Japan, operated by the private railway company

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Lines

Gokurakubashi Station is served by the

Nankai Kōya Line The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Osaka and Koyasan, the capital of the Japanese Buddhist sect Shingon, via the ...

, and is located 64.5 kilometers from the

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of the line at

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and 63.8 kilometers from Namba Station. It is also the terminus of the

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Nankai Cable Line The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line in Kōya, Wakayama, operated by Nankai Electric Railway. The line opened in 1930 as a route to Mount Kōya, a famous Buddhist spot. In 2019, the line was upgraded to use the modern Nankai 1 ...

and is 0.8n kilometers from the opposing terminus at

Station layout

The station consists of two bay platforms serving four tracks, with all services for and for the Nankai Kōya Line and two side platforms for the Nankai Cable Line. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Cable Line

File:Gokurakubashi station gate.jpg, Ticket gates File:Gokurakubashi-station Platform 3-4.jpg, Platform of Kōya Line File:Gokurakubashi-station cable carPlatform.jpg, Platform of Cable Line

Adjacent stations

History

Gokurakubashi Station opened on February 21, 1929.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Kii Peninsula in Japan. Selection criteria The locations and paths for this heritage site were based on their historical and modern i ...

* Mount Kōya

References

External links

Gokurakubashi Station Official Site
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1929 Railway stations in Wakayama Prefecture Kōya, Wakayama {{Wakayama-railstation-stub