Kami-Gōra Station


Kami-Gōra Station

上強羅駅
Kami-Gōra Platform
General information
LocationHakone, Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa
（神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町）
Japan
Operated byHakone Tozan Railway
Line(s)Hakone Tozan Cable Car
History
Opened1921
Previous namesSōunkan (until 1951)
Services
Preceding station Hakone Tozan Railway Following station
Sōunzan
Terminus
 Cable Line Naka-Gōra
towards Gōra

Kami-Gōra Station (上強羅駅, Kami-Gōra-eki) is a funicular railway station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car Line in the town of Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 0.96 rail kilometers from the Hakone Tozan Cable Car Line's terminus at Gōra Station.

History

Kami-Gōra Station opened on December 1, 1921 with the opening of the Hakone Tozan Cable Car Line as Sōunkan Station (早雲館, Sōunkan-eki). It assumed its present name in 1951.

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.[1]

Lines

Layout

Kami-Gōra Station has two opposed side platforms serving a single track. The station is unattended.

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References

  1. ^ Odakyu Hakone Holdings Co., Ltd. (24 January 2024). "小田急箱根グループの組織再編に関するお知らせ" [Notice regarding reorganization of Odakyu Hakone Group] (PDF) (in Japanese).

35°14′50.24″N 139°02′17.24″E / 35.2472889°N 139.0381222°E / 35.2472889; 139.0381222


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