Goshogawara Station (五所川原駅, Goshogawara-eki) is a joint-use railway station on the Gonō Line and Tsugaru Railway Line in the city of Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Tsugaru Railway Company.
Goshogawara Station 五所川原駅 | |
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 Goshogawara Station in September 2014 | |
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| Location | 38 Aza Omachi, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture 037-0063 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°48′32″N 140°26′53″E / 40.80889°N 140.44806°E |
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  Goshogawara Station Location within Aomori Prefecture  Goshogawara Station Goshogawara Station (Tohoku, Japan)  Goshogawara Station Goshogawara Station (Japan) | |
Tsugaru Railway Company refers to the station as Tsugaru Goshogawara Station (津軽五所川原駅, Tsugaru Goshogawara-eki).
Lines edit
Goshogawara Station is served by the JR East Gonō Line and forms the terminus of the Tsugaru Railway Line. It is located 125.7 km from the southern terminus of the Gonō Line at Higashi-Noshiro.
Station layout edit
Goshogawara Station has a single side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The JR Gono Line uses the side platform and half of the island platform, while the Tsugaru Line uses the other half of the island platform. The station building has a staffed Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. The exterior of the JR East station structure was rebuilt in 2013, reopening on 1 August 2013.[1]
JR East edit
Goshogawara Station 五所川原駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 JR East Goshogawara Station | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 38 Aza Omachi , Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture 037-0063 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gonō Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 September 1918 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2021 | 675 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Gonō Line | for Ajigasawa and Fukaura |
| ■ Gonō Line | for Hirosaki and Aomori (starting trains) | |
| 2 | ■ Gonō Line | for Hirosaki and Aomori |
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The Gono Line platforms
Tsugaru Railway edit
Tsugaru Goshogawara Station 津軽五所川原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Tsugaru Railway Goshogawara Station in May 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 7-5 Omachi, Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tsugaru Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tsugaru Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side platform) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 July 1930 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Goshogawara (until 1956) | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 330 daily | ||||||||||
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Platforms edit
| 3 | ■ Tsugaru Railway Line | for Kanagi and Tsugaru-Nakasato |
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The Tsugaru Railway Line platform in August 2010
History edit
Goshogawara Station opened on September 25, 1918,[2] as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Goshogawara Line.[citation needed] On June 1, 1927, the Goshogawara Line was joined with the newly nationalized Mutsu Railway. The Tsugaru Railway Line began operations from Goshogawara on July 15, 1930.[3] On July 10, 1956, the Tsugaru Railway portion of the station was officially renamed Tsugaru Goshogawara Station (津軽五所川原駅), to distinguish it from the JNR portion.[3] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR portion came under the operational control of JR East.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the JR East station was used by an average of 894 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[4] The passenger figures for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 1,228[5] |
| 2005 | 909[6] |
| 2010 | 863[7] |
| 2015 | 825[8] |
Surrounding area edit
National Route 101
National Route 339- Goshogawara Post office
- Goshogawara City Hall
See also edit
References edit
- Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
- 五能線ガイドブック [Gono Line Guidebook] (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.
- ^ 五能線五所川原駅，外観をリニューアル [Goshigawara Station exterior rebuilt]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 131. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員（2016年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Tsugaru-Goshogawara Station Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)