Gomen Station

Gomen Station (後免駅, Gomen-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of 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".^[2][3]

D40 Gomen Station 後免駅
Gomen Station in 2010
General information
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 (72.2 mi) 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
Accessible	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; 98 years ago (1925-12-05)
Passengers
FY2023	1,864 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR Shikoku Following station Tosa-Ōtsu D41 towards Kubokawa Dosan Line Tosa-Nagaoka D39 towards Tadotsu
Location Gomen Station Location within Kochi Prefecture Show map of Kochi Prefecture Gomen Station Gomen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Dosan Line and is located 116.2 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.^[4] Besides the local trains of the Dosan Line, the following JR limited express services also stop at Gomen Station:^[5]

• 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.^[6]

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.^[4]

The present station building is an elevated 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 staffed ticket office) 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.^[3][7][8]

• 
  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
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.^[9][10]

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.^[11]

Surrounding area

• Kochi Prefectural Kochi East Technical High School
• Kochi Prefectural Kochi Agricultural High School
• Nankoku Municipal Gomenoda Elementary School
• Nankoku City Nagaoka Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "2023年度乗車人員順位表" (PDF). 輸送状況データ一覧. JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
2. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
3. "後免" [Gomen]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
4. 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.
5. "Gomen Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
6. "時刻表 ごめん・なはり線" [Timetable Gomen-Nahari Line] (PDF). Tosa Kuroshio Railway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
7. "後免駅" [Gomen Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
8. "後免" [Gomen]. JR Shikoku Official Station Website. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 667. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
10. 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
11. 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

Media related to Gomen Station at Wikimedia Commons

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