Goshogawara Station

Goshogawara Station (五所川原駅, Goshogawara-eki) is a 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
Goshogawara Station in September 2014
LocationOmachi, Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken 037-0063
Japan
Coordinates40°48′32″N 140°26′53″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Location
Goshogawara Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Goshogawara Station
Goshogawara Station (Japan)

Lines

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

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
Goshogawara Station

五所川原駅
JR East station
JR East Goshogawara Station
Location38 Omachi, Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken 037-0063
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■Gonō Line
Platforms1 side + 1 island
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedSeptember 25, 1918
Passengers
FY2016835 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kizukuri
toward Higashi-Noshiro
 Gono Line
Rapid
 Mutsu-Tsuruda
One-way operation
Gono Line
Local
 Mutsu-Tsuruda
toward Hirosaki

Platforms
1 ■ Gono Line for Ajigasawa and Fukaura
  ■ Gono Line for Hirosaki and Aomori (starting trains)
2 ■ Gono Line for Hirosaki and Aomori
  • The Gono Line platforms

Tsugaru Railway
Tsugaru-Goshogawara Station

津軽五所川原駅
Tsugaru Railway station
Tsugaru Railway Goshogawara Station in May 2014
Location7-5 Omachi, Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken
Japan
Operated by Tsugaru Railway
Line(s)■ Tsugaru Railway Line
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1930
Previous namesGoshogawara (until 1956)
Passengers
FY2015330 daily

Platforms
3 ■ Tsugaru Railway Line for Kanagi and Tsugaru-Nakasato
  • The Tsugaru Railway Line platform in August 2010

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Tsugaru Railway Line
Terminus Local Togawa

History

Goshogawara Station opened on September 25, 1918,[2] as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Goshogawara Line. 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

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 yearDaily average
20001,228[5]
2005909[6]
2010863[7]
2015825[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  • 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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