Gōra Station
{{short description|Railway station in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan}}
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Gōra Station
| native_name = 強羅駅
| native_name_lang = ja
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| image = 161223 Gora Station Hakone Japan01n.jpg
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| caption = Exterior of Gōra Station, December 2016
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| address = 1300-329 Gōra, Hakone, Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa
{{Nihongo2|（神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町強羅1300-329）}}
| country = Japan
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| operator = Odakyu Hakone
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| platforms =
| connections = Bus stop
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| opened = 1919
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| map_type = Japan
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Hakone Tozan Railway
|line1=Hakone Tozan|right1=Chōkoku-no-Mori|note-right1=30px
|line2=Cable|left2=Kōen-Shimo|note-left2=30px}}
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File:Information board near Gora Station.jpg
{{nihongo|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 {{convert|533|m|ft|sp=us}}, it is the highest railway station in Kanagawa Prefecture.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}
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.
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.[http://www.hakone-tozan.co.jp/company/history.html Hakone Tozan Railway History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927182327/http://www.hakone-tozan.co.jp/company/history.html |date=2017-09-27 }} {{in lang|ja}}
On 1 April 2024, operations of the station came under the aegis of Odakyu Hakone resulting from restructuring of Odakyu Group operations in the Hakone area.{{Cite web |author=Odakyu Hakone Holdings Co., Ltd. |date=24 January 2024 |title=小田急箱根グループの組織再編に関するお知らせ |trans-title=Notice regarding reorganization of Odakyu Hakone Group |url=https://www.odakyu-hakone.jp/common/pdf/20240124_info.pdf |language=Japanese}}
Bus services
- Hakone Tozan Bus
- Bus stop 1
- for Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kowaki-en (transfer for Moto-Hakone (Lake Ashi) direction), Yunessun, and Ten-yu[https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20200106-13505-001001.pdf Gora Station Bus stop No.1 Timetable]
- 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), and Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands[https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20191228-13505-003001.pdf Gora Station Bus stop No.2 Timetable]
- Bus stop 3
- for Miyagino, Hakone Venetian Glass Museum, Sengoku (transfer for Shinjuku Station), Otome Toge, Gotemba Premium Outlets, and JR Gotemba Station[https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20191228-13505-002001.pdf Gora Station Bus stop No.3 Timetable]
- Bus stop (Extra)
- for Hakone Yumoto Station via Chōkoku-no-Mori Station, Kowakidani Station, Miyanoshita, and Ohiradai Station[https://cops.ssl-odakyu.jp/www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/pdf/20191228-13505-010001.pdf Gora Station Bus stop (Extra) Timetable]
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [http://www.hakone-tozan.co.jp/en/ Hakone Tozan Railway official website]
- [http://www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/english/station/gora/ Hakone Tozan Bus official website (Gora Station)]
- [https://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/traffic/station_map/gora/ Gora Station Map (Hakone Navi)]
{{Hakone Tozan Railway}}
{{coord|35|15|2.76|N|139|2|53.50|E|source:jawiki_region:JP_scale:10000|display=title}}
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Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1919