is a

terminal Terminal may refer to: Computing Hardware * Computer terminal, a set of primary input and output devices for a computer * Terminal (electronics), a device for joining electrical circuits together ** Battery terminal, electrical contact used to ...

railway station on the

Hakone Tozan Line The is a mountain railway in Japan operated by Odakyu Hakone, an Odakyu Group company that also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car. The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operating in 1919, with the current t ...

as well as the

Hakone Tozan Cable Car The , officially the , is a funicular railway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by Odakyu Hakone, a Odakyu Group company who also operates the Hakone Tozan Train. The funicular links Gōra, the upper terminus of the railwa ...

, and is located in

Hakone is a List of towns in Japan, town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had a population of 10,965, and total area of . Hakone is a notable spa town and a popular tourist destination due to its many onsen, hot springs being within view of ...

, Kanagawa, Japan. It is 15.0 km from the Hakone Tozan Line's southern terminus at

Odawara Station is a junction and interchange railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is a gateway station to the Hakone a ...

. At an altitude of , it is the highest railway station in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Lines

Gōra Station is served by the

and also by the

Station layout

Gōra Station has two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s, which are staggered, so that they do not directly oppose each other.

History

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. On 1 April 2024, operations of the station came under the aegis of

Odakyu Hakone is a transportation company headquartered in Odawara, Japan and is a part of the Odakyu Group. It is best known for its operation of the Hakone Tozan Line, the first mountain railway in Japan. Like most Japanese railway companies, it also operates ...

resulting from restructuring of

Odakyu Group The is a group of companies centered around the Odakyu Electric Railway company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The group originated as a rail transport operator, but has since diversified its operations to include real estate, retail, Business- ...

operations in the Hakone area.

Bus services

*Hakone Tozan Bus **Bus stop 1 *** for

Hakone Open-Air Museum The Hakone Open-Air Museum (箱根彫刻の森美術館, ''Hakone Choukoku no Mori Bijutsukan''), opened in 1969, is Japan's first open-air museum. It is located in Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture. Hosting over 1,000 piece ...

, Kowaki-en (transfer for Moto-Hakone (

Lake Ashi , also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...

) direction), Yunessun, and Ten-yu **Bus stop 2 *** for Gora Park, Hakone Art Museum (

Kōen-Kami Station is a funicular railway station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car Line in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa, Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hakone Tozan Railway. Lines Kōen-Kami S ...

Pola Museum of Art is located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in September 2002 within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It houses the collection of over 9,500 works acquired by the former head of the Pola cosmetics group, including many works of Fr ...

, The Little Prince and Saint-Exupéry Museum, Senkyoro-mae (transfer for Togendai (

)), Hakone Venetian Glass Museum,

Sengoku The was the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as the period's start ...

(transfer for JR

Gotemba Station is a railway station on the Gotemba Line in the eastern part of the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is one of the gateway stations to Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes (including Lak ...

and

Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, that serves as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central/eastern Tokyo (the Special wards of Tokyo, special wards) and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and rapid tr ...

), and

Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands The is a botanical garden located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park at 817 Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was founded in 1976, and now contains some 17 ...

**Bus stop 3 *** for Miyagino, Hakone Venetian Glass Museum,

(transfer for

), Otome Toge,

Gotemba Premium Outlets The is an outlet mall located in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, near Mount Fuji. It was opened on July 13, 2000, and contains over 200 stores. The mall is managed by Mitsubishi Estate Simon Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Mitsubishi Estate and Si ...

, and JR

**Bus stop (Extra) *** for

Hakone Yumoto Station is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. Lines Hakone-Yumoto Station is served by the Hakone Tozan Line from to , although all Hakone Tozan Line trains start from this station, and only Odakyu services operate ...

via Chōkoku-no-Mori Station,

Kowakidani Station is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 13.4 rail kilometers from the line's terminus at Odawara Station. History Kowakidani Station was opened on June 1, 1919. On 1 April 2024, operati ...

, Miyanoshita, and Ohiradai StationGora Station Bus stop (Extra) Timetable
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References

External links

Hakone Tozan Railway official website

Hakone Tozan Bus official website (Gora Station)

Gora Station Map (Hakone Navi)
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