Gōra Station
Gōra Station 強羅駅 | |
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| Exterior of Gōra Station, March 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| District | Ashigarashimo |
| Town | Hakone |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1300-329 Gōra |
| Postal code | 250-0408 |
| (in Japanese) | 神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町強羅1300-329 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1919 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Hakone Tozan Railway |
| Line(s) | Hakone Tozan Line Hakone Tozan Cable Car |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Gōra Station (強羅駅 Gōra-eki) 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 rail kilometers from the Hakone Tozan Line's southern terminus at Odawara Station. At an altitude of 533 metres (1,749 ft), 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.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hakone Tozan Line | ||||
| Chōkoku-no-Mori | - | Terminus | ||
| Hakone Tozan Cable Car | ||||
| Terminus | - | Kōen-Shimo | ||
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]
Bus services
- Hakone Tozan Bus
- Bus stop 1
- for Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kowaki-en (transfer for Moto-Hakone (Lake Ashi) direction), Yunessun[2]
- Bus stop 2
- for Gora Park, Hakone Art Museum (Kōen-Kami Station), Pola Museum of Art, The Little Prince and Saint-Exupéry Museum, Senkyoro-mae (transfer for Togendai (Lake Ashi)), Hakone Venetian Glass Museum, Sengoku (transfer for JR Gotemba Station and Shinjuku Station), Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands, Lalique Museum, Otome Toge, and Gotemba Premium Outlets[3]
- Bus stop 3
- for Miyagino and JR Gotemba Station[4]
- Bus stop 1
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gōra Station. |
- Hakone Tozan Railway official website
- Hakone Tozan Bus official website (Gora Station)
- Gora Station Map (Hakone Navi)
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Coordinates: 35°15′2.76″N 139°2′53.50″E / 35.2507667°N 139.0481944°E