Gōkaku Station
Gōkaku Station 合格駅 | |
|---|---|
 Gōkaku Station in July 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shima Takeshita-aze, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°50′43.66″N 138°7′14.02″E / 34.8454611°N 138.1205611°E |
| Operated by |  Ōigawa Railway |
| Line(s) | ■Ōigawa Main Line |
| Distance | 5.0 kilometers from Kanaya |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| History | |
| Opened | June 10, 1927 |
| Previous names | Goka (五和, - 11 Nov., 2020) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 26 daily |
| Location | |
  Gōkaku Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture  Gōkaku Station Gōkaku Station (Japan) | |
Gōkaku Station (合格駅, Gōkaku-eki), formerly known as Goka Station (五和駅, Goka-eki), is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Its location was formerly the town of Kawane, which was merged into Shimada in 2008.
Lines[edit]
Gōkaku Station is on the Ōigawa Main Line and is 5.0 from the terminus of the line at Kanaya Station.
Station layout[edit]
The station has a single island platform connected to a rustic wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōigawa Railway | ||||
| Ōigawa Main Line | ||||
| SL Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Higiri | Local | Kadode | ||
Station history[edit]
Gokaku Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line and was opened on June 10, 1927, as Goka Station. Goka Station was in Goka Village (五和村, Goka-mura).[1]
On 12 November 2020, the station renamed to Gōkaku Station (合格駅, Gōkaku-eki, lit. Passing (an exam) Station) along with opening of Kadode Station (門出駅, Kadode-eki), which is next to the station and means Starting-New-Life Station in Japanese.[2]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 26 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Japan National Route 473
- Goka Elementary School
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "国土数値情報 | 行政区域データ". nlftp.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "KADODE OOIGAWA及び門出駅開業に関連したお知らせ | 大井川鐵道【公式】". oigawa-railway.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Gokaku Station at Wikimedia Commons
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