Gojikkoku Station

Coordinates: 43°14′19″N 144°32′43″E / 43.2387°N 144.5454°E / 43.2387; 144.5454
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Gojikkoku Station

五十石駅
Gojikkoku Station in May 2016
General information
LocationOsotsubetsu, Shibecha-chō, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido 088-2331
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Senmo Main Line
Distance36.7 km from Kushiro
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeB60
History
Opened27 September 1927 (1927-09-27)
Passengers
FY2015<1 daily
Location
Gojikkoku Station is located in Japan
Gojikkoku Station
Gojikkoku Station
Location within Japan

Gojikkoku Station (Japanese: 五十石駅, Hepburn: Gojikkoku-eki) is a railway station on the Senmo Main Line in Shibecha, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1927, the station is now permanently closed.

Lines[edit]

Gojikkoku Station is served by the Senmo Main Line, and lies 36.7 km from Kushiro.[1] The station is numbered B60.

Station layout[edit]

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional line. The station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Senmo Main Line
Rapid Shiretoko: Does not stop at this station
Shibecha   Local   Kayanuma

History[edit]

The station opened on 15 September 1927.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]

In September 2016, JR Hokkaido announced that it intended to close the station from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017, due to low passenger usage.[2]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily. There were 3 users in 2015, but the number was estimated to drop to 1 by the next year.[2]

Surrounding area[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. 924. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ a b 五十石駅を廃止する方針/JR北海道 [JR Hokkaido to close Gojikkoku Station]. Kushiro Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Kushiro Shimbunsha Co., Ltd. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.


43°14′19″N 144°32′43″E / 43.2387°N 144.5454°E / 43.2387; 144.5454