Gomenmachi Station

Gomenmachi Station
Gomenmachi Station; 後免駅
	Tosaden Kōtsū Gomenmachi Station in 2010
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°34′28″N 133°39′01″E
Operated by	Tosaden Kōtsū
Line(s)	Gomen Line
Distance	10.9 km from Harimayabashi (western terminus)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
History
Opened	21 February 1925
Previous names	Gomen-ekimae until 26 July 1974
Location
	Gomenmachi Station Location within Japan

Gomenmachi Station (後免町駅, Gomenmachi-eki) is a train and tram station located in the same vicinity in Nankoku, Japan. The train station is on the Asa Line is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway with the station number "GN39". The tram station is the eastern terminus of the Gomen Line and is operated by Tosaden Kōtsū.[1][2]

Lines

The train station is served by the Asa Line and is located 1.1 km from the beginning of the line at Gomen.[3] All rapid and local trains on the line stop at the station.[4]

The tram station is the eastern terminus of the Tosaden Kōtsū Gomen Line and is located 10.9 km from the western terminus at Harimayabashi.[2]

Layout

The train station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but the platform has a shelter for waiting passengers. In addition, there is a traditional style tiled-roof waiting room set up under the elevated structure. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. Bicycle parking is available under the elevated structure and car parking is available at the station forecourt.[5][6]

The tram station is located at grade in the train station forecourt and at right angles to the railway track.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Asa Line
Gomen	Rapid	Noichi
Gomen	Local	Tateda
Tosaden Kōtsū
Gomen Line
Terminus	-	Gomen-higashimachi

History

The train station was opened on 1 July 2002 by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway as an intermediate station on its track from Gomen to Nahari.[7]

The tram station was opened on 21 February 1925 under the name Gomen-ekimae. On 26 July 1974, it was renamed Gomenmachi and moved to its present position from a location further to the west.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the train station was used by an average of 326 passengers daily.[7]

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References

"Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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, 90. ISBN 9784062951616.
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1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 85. ISBN 9784062951609.
"時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
"後免町" [Gomenmachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
"後免町" [Gomenmachi]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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.

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[stationmap-1] "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[kawashima-west-2] 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, 90. ISBN 9784062951616.

[kawashima-east-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1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 85. ISBN 9784062951609.

[tosatimetable-4] "時刻表ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[hacchi-5] "後免町" [Gomenmachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[nacl-6] "後免町" [Gomenmachi]. nacl.sakura.jp. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[terada-7] 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.