Kita-Gosen Station

37°44′49″N 139°10′11″E / 37.7469°N 139.1697°E / 37.7469; 139.1697Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Ban'etsu West LineDistance167.5 km from KōriyamaPlatforms1 side platformHistoryOpened20 February 1952PassengersFY2017740 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Shinseki towards Niitsu		Ban'etsu West Line Local		Gosen towards Kōriyama

Location
Kita-Gosen Station Location within Japan

Kita-Gosen Station (北五泉駅, Kita-Gosen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Gosen Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 167.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is attended.

History

The station opened on 20 February 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 740 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Gosen High School

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

References