Goryōkaku Station

Goryōkaku Station
五稜郭駅

Goryōkaku Station, May 2012
Location Hakodate, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Hakodate Main Line, Esashi Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1911

Goryōkaku Station (五稜郭駅 Goryōkaku-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line and Esashi Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is named after Goryōkaku fort, located about two km from the station.

Lines

Goryōkaku Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and the Esashi Line (Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line).

Station layout

A freight train departing from the station, October 2013

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

3-4 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Hakodate
■ Esashi Line for Hakodate
5-6 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Oshamanbe and Sapporo
■ Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line for Aomori and Hachinohe
■ Esashi Line for Kikonai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Hakodate - Kikyō
Esashi Line
Terminus Local Nanaehama

History

The station building in August 2006

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.[2]

Surrounding area

Hakodate Freight Terminal (函館貨物駅 Hakodate Kamotsu-eki) 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]

Bus services

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 805,828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 1 2 Japan Freight Railway Company (March 11, 2011). "駅名改称のご案内 ～６線区８ヶ所の駅名を改称します～" (PDF). Retrieved March 19, 2011.

Coordinates: 41°48′15″N 140°44′01″E / 41.8042°N 140.7337°E / 41.8042; 140.7337

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