is a JR West

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Hakubi Line

Hakubi Line

The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region of Japan. It begins at the south end of Okayama Prefecture at Kurashiki Station in Kurashiki, passing through Niimi Station on the west side of Niimi, and terminating at Hōki-Daisen Station...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

. The station is named after the Gōkei area

Gokei area

The is a river valley formed by the Makidani River which stretched from the extreme northern part of Sōja to Kibichūō in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The area is only about 600m long, but the area is filled with strange granite rock formations resulting from wind and rain erosion...

, a scenic valley about 8km north of the station. Gōkei Station is located in Shisawa, Sōja

Soja, Okayama

is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 67,357, with a household number of 24,623, and the density of 317.72 persons per km². The total area is 212.00 km².The city was founded on March 31, 1954...

, Okayama Prefecture

Okayama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

History

• 1925-02-17: Shisawa Station opens as part of the Hakubi South Line
• 1935-05-16: Shisawa Station is renamed to Gōkei Station
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
   is privatized, and Gōkei Station becomes a JR West station

Station building and platforms

Gōkei Station has two platforms capable of handling three lines simultaneously. The platforms are connected via a foot bridge overpass. The station features a unisex

Unisex

Unisex stands for the meaning that either gender or sex will be able to, but can also be another term for gender-blindness.The term was coined in the 1962 and was used fairly informally...

 kumitorishiki benjo (basically an "indoor outhouse" attached to the building).

1	█ Hakubi Line	to Bitchū-Takahashi Bitchu-Takahashi Station is a JR West Hakubi Line station located in Asahi-chō, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The Hakubi Line extends as a single track from this station north.-History:*1926-06-20: Bitchū-Takahashi Station opened...  • Niimi Niimi Station is a JR West station located in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It offers connecting service to the Geibi, Hakubi, and Kishin Lines.-History:*1928-10-25: The completed Hakubi Line is opened....
2	█ Hakubi Line	to Niimi • Okayama Okayama Station is a railway station located in the ward of Kita-ku, city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by West Japan Railway Company ....
3	█ Hakubi Line	to Kurashiki Kurashiki Station is a JR West Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line station located in 1-1 1-chōme, Achi, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. All Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line express and limited express trains stop at this station...  • Okayama

Environs

The area near Gōkei Station is fairly flat and open as most of the housing in the area is not located directly around the station. The Gōkei Police Station and Gōkei Post office are located near the station. The Takahashi River

Takahashi River

The is a major river in the western part of Okayama Prefecture, and acts as the main drainage for the Takahashi River Drainage System, and is one of the three main drainage rivers in Okayama Prefecture ....

 is located across Japan National Route 180

Route 180 (Japan)

National Route 180 is a national highway of Japan connecting Okayama, Okayama and Matsue, Shimane in Japan, with a total length of 198.9 km ....

, about 200m southeast of Gōkei Station.

Highway access

• Japan National Route 180
• Okayama Prefectural Route 57 (Sōja-Kayō Route)
• Okayama Prefectural Route 278 (Shisawa-Mabi Route)

External links

JR West