Gojikkoku Station

Gojikkoku Station

五十石駅
Gojikkoku Station; 五十石駅
	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
Location
	Gojikkoku Station Location within Japan

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.

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
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.[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 391

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.

43.2387°N 144.5454°E / 43.2387; 144.5454

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[teishajo1998-1] 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.

[kushiro20160907-2] 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.