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Goryōkaku Station

五稜郭駅
Goryōkaku Station; 五稜郭駅
	Goryōkaku Station in August 2017
General information
Location	64-16 Kameda Honcho, Hakodate; Hokkaido Prefecture; Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Hakodate Main Line; South Hokkaido Railway Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1 September 1911; 113 years ago
Services
Location
Location
	Goryōkaku Station Location within Hokkaido Goryōkaku Station Goryōkaku Station (Japan)

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

Lines

Goryōkaku Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and the South Hokkaido Railway Line.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

3-4	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Hakodate
5-6	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Oshamambe and Sapporo
	■ South Hokkaido Railway Line	for Kikonai

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
South Hokkaido Railway Line
Terminus		Local	Nanaehama

History

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]

Goryōkaku fort
Goryōkaku-Ekimae Post office

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 805,828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ ^a ^b 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

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

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 805,828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[rename-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). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

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Goryōkaku Station