Gochaku Station

Gochaku Station (御着駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Gochaku Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 50.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 83.6 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

History
Gochaku Station was opened on 18 April 1900. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Gochaku being assigned station number JR-A83.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2900 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Harima Kokubun-ji Ruins
 * Danbayama Kofun
 * National Route 2
 * National Route 312