The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The station opened on 25 October 1910. The Kanbara Railway Company's Gosen Line formerly also operated from this station from 1923 to 1999. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1093 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
Gosen City Hall
Gosen post Office
Gosen Minami Elementary School
Ekimae Shopping Street, May 2020
Honcho-dori Street (Niigata prefectural road 7), May 2020