Goryōkaku Station

Goryōkaku Station
五稜郭駅
Goryōkaku Station in May 2012
Location Hakodate, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
South Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s) Hakodate Main Line
South Hokkaido Railway Line
Connections Bus stop
History
Opened 1 September 1911
Location
Goryōkaku Station
Location within Hokkaido
Goryōkaku Station
Goryōkaku Station (Japan)

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.

Lines

Goryōkaku Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and the South Hokkaido Railway Line.

Station layout

A freight train departing from the station in October 2013

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

3-4 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Hakodate
5-6 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Oshamambe and Sapporo
■ South Hokkaido Railway Line for Kikonai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Hakodate Super Hokuto
Hokuto
Hakodate Liner		 Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
Hakodate Local Kikyō
South Hokkaido Railway Line
Terminus Local Nanaehama

History

The station building in August 2006

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

Hakodate 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]

Bus services

  • Hakodate Bus

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 805,828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 1 2 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). Retrieved March 19, 2011.

Coordinates: 41°48′15″N 140°44′01″E / 41.8042°N 140.7337°E / 41.8042; 140.7337

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