Gomen Station

Gomen Station (後免駅, Gomen-eki) is a railway station located in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by JR Shikoku for its Dosan Line with the station number "D40" and by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway for its Asa Line with the station number "GN40".[1][2]

Gomen Station 後免駅
Gomen Station in 2010
Location	2-4 Ekimaechō, Nankoku-shi, Kōchi-ken 783-0002 Japan
Coordinates	33°34′45″N 133°38′43″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Line(s)	■ Dosan Line ■ Asa Line
Distance	116.2 km from Tadotsu (start of the Dosan Line)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4 + 1 passing loop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bicycles
Disabled access	Yes - elevators to all platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed - JR Shikoku ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	D40, GN40
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 December 1925 (1925-12-05)
Location
Gomen Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Dosan Line and is located 116.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3] Besides the local trains of the Dosan Line, the following JR limited express services also stop at Gomen Station:[4]

• Nanpū - Okayama to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo
• Shimanto - Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura and Sukumo
• Ashizuri - Kōchi to Nakamura and Sukumo

In addition the station is the start point and western terminus of the Asa Line (also known as the Gomen-Nahari Line). However, all its rapid and some local trains continue westwards to end at Kōchi using the Dosan Line tracks.[5]

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Track/platform 0 (a siding) and track/platform 1 (bidirectional) is used by Asa Line trains while tracks/platforms 2 and 3 (both bidirectional) are used by Dosan Line trains. A passing loop runs alongside track 3.[3]

The present station building is a hashigami (橋上) structure where passenger facilities are located on a bridge which spans the tracks. The station entrance is on the south side of the tracks from where elevators and stairs lead to the bridge structure on level 2 which houses ticket gates, a waiting area and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility) and a JR travel centre (Warp Plaza). From the bridge, separate stairs and elevators connect to all platforms. The bridge also connects to a second station entrance from road on the north side of the tracks.[2][6][7]

• 
  A view of the station platforms and tracks looking east. Note the hashigami station building across the tracks. Note also how track 1 (to the right) and track 0 (in the far distance) merge and then slope up towards Gomenmachi.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Limited Express Services
Tosa-Yamada		Nanpū	Kōchi
Tosa-Yamada		Shimanto	Kōchi
Tosa-Yamada		Ashizuri	Kōchi
Dosan Line
Tosa-Nagaoka		Local	Tosa-Ōtsu
Asa Line
Tosa-Ōtsu		Rapid	Gomenmachi
Tosa-Ōtsu		Local	Gomenmachi

History

The station opened on 5 December 1925 as an intermediate stop when the then Kōchi Line (now Dosan Line) was extended from Kōchi eastwards and then northwards towards Tosa-Yamada. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR). On 1 April 1987, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, was privatised and control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[8][9]

On 1 July 2002, the Tosa Kuroshio Railway completed its track to Nahari and operations commenced on the Asa Line with Gomen as the official start point.[10]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "後免" [Gomen]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻 四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 74. ISBN 9784062951616.
4. "Gomen Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
5. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
6. "後免駅" [Gomen Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
7. "後免" [Gomen]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
8. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 667. ISBN 4533029809.
9. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4533029809.
10. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 173, 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

• Gomen Station (JR Shikoku)(in Japanese)
• Gomen Station (Tosa Kuroshio Railway) (in Japanese)