270px, Gōkaku Station , formerly known as , is a

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in the city of Shimada,

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, operated by the

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. Its location was formerly the town of Kanaya, which was merged into Shimada in 2005.

Lines

Gōkaku Station is on the

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and is 5.0 from the terminus of the line at

Kanaya Station } is an interchange station, interchange train station, railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka, Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is also used by the Ōigawa Railw ...

Station layout

The station has a single

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connected to a rustic wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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Station history

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 . On 12 November 2020, the station renamed to along with opening of , which is next to the station and means Starting-New-Life Station in Japanese.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 26 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Japan National Route 473 *Goka Elementary School

References

External links

Ōigawa Railway home page
Stations of Ōigawa Railway Railway stations in Shizuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Shimada, Shizuoka {{Shizuoka-railstation-stub