Gōkaku Station Explained

Gōkaku Station
Native Name:合格駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shima Takeshita-aze, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.8455°N 138.1206°W
Operator: Ōigawa Railway
Line:Ōigawa Main Line
Distance:5.0 kilometers from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:June 10, 1927
Former:Goka (Japanese: 五和, - 11 Nov., 2020)
Passengers:26 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Gōkaku Station

right|270px|thumb|Gōkaku Station, formerly known as, is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Its location was formerly the town of Kanaya, which was merged into Shimada in 2005.

Lines

Gōkaku Station is on the Ōigawa Main Line and is 5.0 from the terminus of the line at Kanaya Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to a rustic wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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Station history

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 .[1]

On 12 November 2020, the station renamed to along with opening of, which is next to the station and means Starting-New-Life Station in Japanese.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 26 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 国土数値情報 行政区域データ. 2020-11-11. nlftp.mlit.go.jp.
  2. Web site: 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】. 2020-11-11. oigawa-railway.co.jp. ja.
  3. Web site: http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf. ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)). 2018. Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 5 July 2019.