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located in the city of

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. It is operated by the

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(JR West). The station is named after the Gōkei area, a scenic valley about 8 km north of the station.

Lines

Gōkei Station is served by the

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, and is located 15.3 kilometers from the

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of the line at and 31.2 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level

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and an

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s connected to the wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Gōkei Station opened on February 17, 1925 as . It was rename don May 16, 1935. With the privatization of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 131 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

Surrounding area

The area near Gōkei Station is fairly flat and open as most of the housing in the area is not located directly around the station. The Gōkei Police Station and Gōkei Post office are located near the station. The

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is located across

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, about 200m southeast of Gōkei Station. *

* Okayama Prefectural Route 57 (Sōja-Kayō Route) * Okayama Prefectural Route 278 (Shisawa-Mabi Route)

References

External links

Gōkei Station from JR-Odekake.net
Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Stations of West Japan Railway Company Hakubi Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925 Sōja, Okayama {{Okayama-railstation-stub