Goshogawara Station Explained

Goshogawara Station
Native Name:五所川原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:38 Aza Omachi, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture 037-0063
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.8089°N 140.4481°W
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan Tohoku#Japan

is a joint-use railway station on the Gonō Line and Tsugaru Railway Line in the city of Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tsugaru Railway Company.

Tsugaru Railway Company refers to the station as .

Lines

Goshogawara Station is served by the JR East Gonō Line and forms the terminus of the Tsugaru Railway Line. It is located 125.7 km from the southern terminus of the Gonō Line at .

Station layout

Goshogawara Station has a single side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The JR Gono Line uses the side platform and half of the island platform, while the Tsugaru Line uses the other half of the island platform. The station building has a staffed Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. The exterior of the JR East station structure was rebuilt in 2013, reopening on 1 August 2013.[1]

JR East

Goshogawara Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:五所川原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:38 Aza Omachi, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture 037-0063
Country:Japan
Platforms:2 (1 island platform)
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:675 daily
Pass Year:FY2021

Platforms

Tsugaru Railway

Tsugaru Goshogawara Station
Native Name:津軽五所川原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Tsugaru Railway station
Address:7-5 Omachi, Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken
Country:Japan
Operator: Tsugaru Railway
Line: Tsugaru Railway Line
Platforms:1 (1 side platform)
Status:Staffed
Opened:15 July 1930
Former:Goshogawara (until 1956)
Passengers:330 daily
Pass Year:FY2015

Platforms

History

Goshogawara Station opened on September 25, 1918,[2] as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Goshogawara Line. On June 1, 1927, the Goshogawara Line was joined with the newly nationalized Mutsu Railway. The Tsugaru Railway Line began operations from Goshogawara on July 15, 1930.[3] On July 10, 1956, the Tsugaru Railway portion of the station was officially renamed, to distinguish it from the JNR portion.[3] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR portion came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 894 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[4] The passenger figures for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
20001,228[5]
2005909[6]
2010 863[7]
2015 825[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2013/08/02/162500.html. ja:五能線五所川原駅,外観をリニューアル. Goshigawara Station exterior rebuilt. 2 August 2013. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 3 August 2013.
  2. Book: ja: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 131. 4-533-00503-9.
  3. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 196. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_06.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員(2016年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 January 2018.
  5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 3 August 2013.
  6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 3 August 2013.
  7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 3 August 2013.
  8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_06.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 January 2017.