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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 (1927-09-27)
Passengers
FY2015	<1 daily
Location Gojikkoku StationLocation 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. The station is numbered B60.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional line. The station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 15 September 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used on average by less than one passenger daily. There were 3 users in 2015, but the number was estimated to drop to 1 by the next year.

Surrounding area

• National Route 391

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.
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.

43°14′19″N 144°32′43″E / 43.2387°N 144.5454°E / 43.2387; 144.5454

• Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company
• Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927
• Defunct railway stations in Japan
• Railway stations in Japan closed in 2017
• Shibecha, Hokkaido