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 meters (1,749 ft), it is the highest railway station in Kanagawa Prefecture.[citation needed]


Gōra Station

強羅駅
Exterior of Gōra Station, December 2016
General information
Location1300-329 Gōra, Hakone, Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa
(神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町強羅1300-329)
Japan
Operated byOdakyu Hakone
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus stop
History
Opened1919
Services
Preceding station Hakone Tozan Railway Following station
Terminus Hakone Tozan Line Chōkoku-no-Mori
Kōen-Shimo
towards Sōunzan
Cable Line Terminus
Location
Gōra Station is located in Japan
Gōra Station

Gōra Station
Location within Japan
Hakone Tozan Line
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Information board near Gora Station

Lines

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Gōra Station is served by the Hakone Tozan Line and also by the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.

Station layout

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Gōra Station has two side platforms, which are staggered, so that they do not directly oppose each other.

History

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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]

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.[2]

Bus services

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References

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  1. ^ Hakone Tozan Railway History Archived 2017-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ Gora Station Bus stop No.1 Timetable
  4. ^ Gora Station Bus stop No.2 Timetable
  5. ^ Gora Station Bus stop No.3 Timetable
  6. ^ Gora Station Bus stop (Extra) Timetable
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35°15′2.76″N 139°2′53.50″E / 35.2507667°N 139.0481944°E / 35.2507667; 139.0481944