Gōra Station

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.


Gōra Station

強羅駅
Exterior of Gōra Station, December 2016
Location1300-329 Gōra, Hakone, Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa
（神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町強羅1300-329）
Japan
Operated byHakone Tozan Railway
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus stop
History
Opened1919
Services
Preceding station   Hakone Tozan Railway   Following station
TerminusHakone Tozan Line
toward Sōunzan
Cable LineTerminus
Location

Gōra Station
Location within Japan
Hakone Tozan Line
Hakone Tozan Cable Car

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.[1]

Bus services

References
  1. Hakone Tozan Railway History (in Japanese)
  2. Gora Station Bus stop No.1 Timetable
  3. Gora Station Bus stop No.2 Timetable
  4. Gora Station Bus stop No.3 Timetable
  5. Gora Station Bus stop (Extra) Timetable

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