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Gotō Station (後藤駅, Gotō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Gotō Station is served by the Sakai Line, and is located 2.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonago.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. One side of the platform is for electrified trains, and the other for diesel. There is a train maintenance factory and railyard next to the station.

Platforms

1	■ C Sakai Line	for Sakaiminato
2	■ C Sakai Line	for Yonago

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Sakai Line
Yonago	Rapid	Yumigahama
Fujimichō	Local	Sambommatsuguchi

History

Gotō Station opened on November 1, 1902.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 866 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Tottori Prefectural Route 245 Ryosanyanagi Goto Station Line

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Gotō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Gotō Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)

[Kawashima-1] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.

[2] Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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