Goryōkaku Station (五稜郭駅, Goryōkaku-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line and South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and South Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is named after Goryōkaku fort, located about two kilometers from the station.
Goryōkaku Station 五稜郭駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Goryōkaku Station in August 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 64-16 Kameda Honcho, Hakodate Hokkaido Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hakodate Main Line South Hokkaido Railway Line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editGoryōkaku Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and the South Hokkaido Railway Line.
Station layout
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The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.
Platforms
edit| 3-4 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Hakodate |
| 5-6 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Oshamambe and Sapporo |
| ■ South Hokkaido Railway Line | for Kikonai |
Adjacent stations
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| South Hokkaido Railway Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Nanaehama | ||
History
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The station opened as a new station on the Hakodate Main Line on September 1, 1911.[1] It became the terminus of the Esashi Line on September 15, 1913.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1] The freight terminal was renamed Hakodate Freight Terminal on March 12, 2011.[2]
Surrounding area
editHakodate Freight Terminal (函館貨物駅, Hakodate Kamotsu-eki) operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) is located next to the passenger station and was previously called Goryōkaku until it was renamed on March 12, 2011.[2]
- Goryōkaku fort
- Goryōkaku-Ekimae Post office
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 805,828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b Japan Freight Railway Company (March 11, 2011). "駅名改称のご案内 ～６線区８ヶ所の駅名を改称します～" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.