Gokurakuji Station

Gokurakuji Station
極楽寺駅

Gokurakuji Station entrance, December 2008
Location 3-7-4 Gokurakuji, Kamakura, Kanagawa
(神奈川県 鎌倉市極楽寺三丁目7-4)
Japan
Operated by Enoshima Electric Railway
Line(s) Enoshima Electric Railway
Connections
History
Opened 1904
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 1,592 daily

Gokurakuji Station (極楽寺駅 Gokurakuji-eki) is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.

Lines

Gokurakuji Station is served by the Enoshima Electric Railway Line, and is 7.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Enoden at Fujisawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving one track for bi-directional traffic. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1  Enoshima Electric Railway Line For Kamakura or Fujisawa

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Enoshima Electric Railway Line
Inamuragasaki - Hase

History

Gokurakuji Station opened on April 1, 1904.[1] In 1997, it was selected as one of the "100 Top Stations in the Kantō Region" (関東の駅百選 Kantō no eki 100 sen) by a selection committee commissioned by the Japanese Ministry of Transportation.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,592 passengers daily.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°18′33″N 139°31′43″E / 35.30917°N 139.52861°E / 35.30917; 139.52861

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