Goryōkaku Station Explained

Goryōkaku Station
Native Name:五稜郭駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Hokkaido
Address:64-16 Kameda Honcho, Hakodate
Borough:Hokkaido Prefecture
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Line:Hakodate Main Line
South Hokkaido Railway Line
Connections:Bus stop

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

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

History

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.

Surrounding area

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]

See also

References

41.8042°N 140.7337°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 805,828. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: 駅名改称のご案内 ~6線区8ヶ所の駅名を改称します~. Japan Freight Railway Company. March 11, 2011. March 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110515162457/http://www.jrfreight.co.jp/common/pdf/news/201103-01.pdf. May 15, 2011. dead.