Gōkaku Station (合格駅, Gōkaku-eki), formerly known as Goka Station (五和駅, Goka-eki), is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Its location was formerly the town of Kawane, which was merged into Shimada in 2008.
Gōkaku Station 合格駅 | |
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![]() Gōkaku Station in July 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Shima Takeshita-aze, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan |
Coordinates | 34°50′43.66″N 138°7′14.02″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■Ōigawa Main Line |
Distance | 5.0 kilometers from Kanaya |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
History | |
Opened | June 10, 1927 |
Previous names | Goka (五和, - 11 Nov., 2020) |
Passengers | |
FY2017 | 26 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Gōkaku Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture![]() ![]() Gōkaku Station Gōkaku Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Gōkaku Station is on the Ōigawa Main Line and is 5.0 from the terminus of the line at Kanaya Station.
The station has a single island platform connected to a rustic wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
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Ōigawa Railway | ||||
Ōigawa Main Line | ||||
SL Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Higiri | Local | Kadode |
Gokaku Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line and was opened on June 10, 1927 as Goka Station. Goka Station was in Goka Village (五和村, Goka-mura).[1]
On 12 November, 2020, the station renamed to Gōkaku Station (合格駅, Gōkaku-eki, lit. Passing (an exam) Station) along with opening of Kadode Station (門出駅, Kadode-eki), which is next to the station and means Starting-New-Life Station in Japanese.[2]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 26 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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