Gōra Station Explained


Gōra Station
Native Name:強羅駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1300-329 Gōra, Hakone, Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa
Country:Japan
Operator:Odakyu Hakone
Connections:Bus stop
Opened:1919
Map Type:Japan

is a terminal railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line as well as the Hakone Tozan Cable Car, and is located in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is 15.0 km from the Hakone Tozan Line's southern terminus at Odawara Station. At an altitude of 533m (1,749feet), it is the highest railway station in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Lines

Gōra Station is served by the Hakone Tozan Line and also by the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.

Station layout

Gōra Station has two side platforms, which are staggered, so that they do not directly oppose each other.

History

Gōra Station was opened on June 1, 1919 as a station on the Hakone Tozan Line. The Hakone Tozan Cable Car began operations from December 1, 1921, but operations were suspended from February 11, 1944 through July 1, 1950. The present station building was opened on April 16, 1977.[1]

On 1 April 2024, operations of the station came under the aegis of Odakyu Hakone resulting from restructuring of Odakyu Group operations in the Hakone area.[2]

Bus services

External links

35.2508°N 139.0482°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hakone-tozan.co.jp/company/history.html Hakone Tozan Railway History
  2. Web site: Odakyu Hakone Holdings Co., Ltd. . 24 January 2024 . 小田急箱根グループの組織再編に関するお知らせ . Notice regarding reorganization of Odakyu Hakone Group . Japanese.
  3. https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20200106-13505-001001.pdf Gora Station Bus stop No.1 Timetable
  4. https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20191228-13505-003001.pdf Gora Station Bus stop No.2 Timetable
  5. https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20191228-13505-002001.pdf Gora Station Bus stop No.3 Timetable
  6. https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20191228-13505-010001.pdf Gora Station Bus stop (Extra) Timetable