is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.

Lines Yoshinoguchi Station is served by the Wakayama Line and is 24.9 kilometers from the terminus of that line at . It is also served by the Yoshino Line and is 9.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 49.2 kilometers from .

Layout The station is an above-ground station with a total of three platforms and five tracks, one side platform and two island platforms with four tracks, and the old wooden station building from when the station first opened still remains. JR uses two platforms and three tracks, while Kintetsu uses two platforms and two tracks (one of the island platforms is shared by JR and Kintetsu). Therefore, it is possible to transfer between JR and Kintetsu within the ticket gates, and in certain cases, it is possible to transfer on the same platform. The station building is on the east side, and is connected to the island platform by an underground passage. There are more Kintetsu trains, and the longest trains that currently stop there are four cars for both JR and Kintetsu. The station name signs are standardized to JR West specifications, including the Kintetsu Line platforms, but the Kintetsu Line platforms do not have the JR logo, but instead have the Kintetsu station number. The JR station is staffed.

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History Yoshinoguchi Station was opened 10 May 1896 as on the Nanwa Railway. It was renamed to its present name on 15 May 1903. In 1904, the Kansai Railway took over the Nanwa Railway, and was nationalized in 1907. On 15 October 1912, the Yoshino Light Railway (the predecessor of the Kintetsu Yoshino Line) began operations. Through a number of mergers, this became the Kintetsu Railway on 1 June 1944.

Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019 the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 587 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook The Kintetsu portion of the station was used by 714 passengers daily.

Surrounding area Japan National Route 309 Gose City Kuzu Elementary and Junior High School Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Head Office

See also List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Official website (JR-West)