Gōra Station

Gōra Station
強羅駅

Exterior of Gōra Station, March 2007
Location 1300-329 Gōra, Hakone, Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa
(神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町強羅1300-329)
Japan
Operated by Hakone Tozan Railway
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
History
Opened 1919
Location
Gōra Station
Location within Japan

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 km 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 »
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

References

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Coordinates: 35°15′2.76″N 139°2′53.50″E / 35.2507667°N 139.0481944°E / 35.2507667; 139.0481944

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