Gojikkoku Station
Gojikkoku Station (Japanese: 五十石駅, Hepburn: Gojikkoku-eki) is a railway station on the Senmo Main Line in Shibecha, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Opened in 1927, the station is now permanently closed.
Gojikkoku Station 五十石駅 | |||||
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Gojikkoku Station in May 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Osotsubetsu, Shibecha-chō, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido 088-2331 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Senmo Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 36.7 km from Kushiro | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | B60 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 27 September 1927 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | <1 daily | ||||
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Lines
Gojikkoku Station is served by the Senmo Main Line, and lies 36.7 km from Kushiro.[1] The station is numbered B60.
Station layout
The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional line. The station is unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Senmo Main Line | ||||
| Rapid Shiretoko: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Shibecha | Local | Kayanuma | ||
History
The station opened on 15 September 1927.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[1]
In September 2016, JR Hokkaido announced that it intended to close the station from the start of the revised timetable in March 2017, due to low passenger usage.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily. There were 3 users in 2015, but the number was estimated to drop to 1 by the next year.[2]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- 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. 924. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 五十石駅を廃止する方針/ＪＲ北海道 [JR Hokkaido to close Gojikkoku Station]. Kushiro Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Kushiro Shimbunsha Co., Ltd. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.