Gōkaku Station

Gōkaku Station

合格駅
Gōkaku Station in July 2008
General information
LocationShima Takeshita-aze, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°50′43.66″N 138°7′14.02″E / 34.8454611°N 138.1205611°E / 34.8454611; 138.1205611
Operated by Ōigawa Railway
Line(s)■Ōigawa Main Line
Distance5.0 kilometers from Kanaya
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedJune 10, 1927
Previous namesGoka (五和, - 11 Nov., 2020)
Passengers
FY201726 daily
Location
Gōkaku Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Gōkaku Station
Gōkaku Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Gōkaku Station is located in Japan
Gōkaku Station
Gōkaku Station
Gōkaku Station (Japan)
Gōkaku Station

Gōkaku Station (合格駅, Gōkaku-eki), formerly known as Goka Station (五和駅, Goka-eki), is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Its location was formerly the town of Kanaya, which was merged into Shimada in 2005.

Lines

Gōkaku Station is on the Ōigawa Main Line and is 5.0 from the terminus of the line at Kanaya Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to a rustic wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōigawa Railway
Ōigawa Main Line
SL Express: Does not stop at this station
Higiri   Local   Kadode

Station history

Gokaku Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line and was opened on June 10, 1927, as Goka Station. Goka Station was in Goka Village (五和村, Goka-mura).[1]

On 12 November 2020, the station renamed to Gōkaku Station (合格駅, Gōkaku-eki, lit. Passing (an exam) Station) along with opening of Kadode Station (門出駅, Kadode-eki), which is next to the station and means Starting-New-Life Station in Japanese.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 26 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "国土数値情報 | 行政区域データ". nlftp.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  2. ^ "KADODE OOIGAWA及び門出駅開業に関連したお知らせ | 大井川鐵道【公式】". oigawa-railway.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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