Gōbara Station

Gōbara Station (郷原駅, Gōbara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Higashiagatsuma in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The station, which is operated by the East Japan Railway Company, lies on the Agatsuma Line.

Gōbara Station 郷原駅
Gōbara Station in April 2009
General information
Location	Gōbara 607, Higashiagatsuma-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken 377-0811 Japan
Coordinates	36.5488°N 138.8012°E / 36.5488; 138.8012
Operated by	JR East
Line	■ Agatsuma Line
Distance	26.3 km from Shibukawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 April 1946
Passengers
FY2011	86
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yagura towards Ōmae Agatsuma Line Gunma-Haramachi towards Takasaki
Location Gōbara Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Gōbara Station Gōbara Station (Japan)

Lines

Gōbara Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 26.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Agatsuma Line	for Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi and Ōmae
2	■ Agatsuma Line	for Shibukawa and Takasaki

History

Gōbara Station was opened on 20 April 1946. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• site of Iwabitsu Castle

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Gōbara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)