is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line

Hakodate Main Line

is a railway line between the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company ....

 and the Esashi Line

Esashi Line

The is a Japanese rail line operated by Hokkaido Railway Company that runs between Hakodate City and Esashi Town in Hokkaidō.-Stations:All stations are in Hokkaidō.Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop...

 of Hokkaido Railway Company

Hokkaido Railway Company

The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group , and thus often known as . It operates intercity rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, from autumn 2008....

 (JR Hokkaido). It is located in Hakodate

Hakodate, Hokkaido

is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture.Hakodate was Japan's first city whose port was opened to foreign trade in 1854 as a result of Convention of Kanagawa, and used to be the most important port in northern Japan...

, Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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The station is named after Goryōkaku

Goryokaku

is a star fort in the city of Hakodate in southern Hokkaidō, Japan. It was the main fortress of the short-lived Republic of Ezo.- History :Built by the Tokugawa shogunate in 1857-1866, it was located in the center of the port of Hakodate, on the island of Hokkaidō...

 fort, located about two kilometers from the station.

of Japan Freight Railway Company

Japan Freight Railway Company

, or , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It provides transportation of cargo nationwide. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station....

 (JR Freight) is adjacently located and had also been called Goryōkaku until the renaming on March 12, 2011.

Lines

• JR Hokkaido
  Hokkaido Railway Company
  The is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group , and thus often known as . It operates intercity rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart card ticketing system, from autumn 2008....
  
  , JR Freight
  Japan Freight Railway Company
  , or , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It provides transportation of cargo nationwide. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station....
  
  
  • Hakodate Main Line
    Hakodate Main Line
    is a railway line between the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company ....
    
    
  • Esashi Line
    Esashi Line
    The is a Japanese rail line operated by Hokkaido Railway Company that runs between Hakodate City and Esashi Town in Hokkaidō.-Stations:All stations are in Hokkaidō.Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop...
    
     (Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line
    Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
    The is a railway line in northern Japan linking Aomori Station in Aomori and Hakodate Station in Hokkaido.The Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line is actually made up of portions of four separate lines: the Tsugaru Line, operated by East Japan Railway Company, and the Kaikyō, Esashi, and Hakodate Main lines,...
    
    )

Station structure

The station has two platforms serving four tracks.
Platforms

3･4	■Hakodate Main Line Hakodate Main Line is a railway line between the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company .... ■Esashi Line Esashi Line The is a Japanese rail line operated by Hokkaido Railway Company that runs between Hakodate City and Esashi Town in Hokkaidō.-Stations:All stations are in Hokkaidō.Track: ∥: Double track, ∨: Double track ends, ◇: Passing loop |: No passing loop...  (Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line The is a railway line in northern Japan linking Aomori Station in Aomori and Hakodate Station in Hokkaido.The Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line is actually made up of portions of four separate lines: the Tsugaru Line, operated by East Japan Railway Company, and the Kaikyō, Esashi, and Hakodate Main lines,... )	For Hakodate Hakodate Station is a railway station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company . It is the terminus of the Hakodate Main Line and the Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line; Hakodate Municipal Transit streetcars stop at the adjacent Hakodate Eki-mae Station....
5･6	■Hakodate Main Line Hakodate Main Line is a railway line between the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company ....	For Oshamanbe, Higashi-Muroran Higashi-Muroran Station is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Muroran Main Line. It is located in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan.- Station layout :* Above-ground station with two platforms serving four tracks.Platforms...  and Sapporo Sapporo Station is a train station located in Kita-ku and Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company , and is also connected to the Sapporo Subway. The JR Hokkaido part is in Kita-ku while the Sapporo Subway part is in Chūō-ku.Sapporo Station...
	■Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line The is a railway line in northern Japan linking Aomori Station in Aomori and Hakodate Station in Hokkaido.The Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line is actually made up of portions of four separate lines: the Tsugaru Line, operated by East Japan Railway Company, and the Kaikyō, Esashi, and Hakodate Main lines,...	For Aomori Aomori Station is a railway station located in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. The station opened on 1 September 1891.-Lines:Aomori Station is served by the following lines.*Ōu Main Line *Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line *Aoimori Railway Line...  and Hachinohe Hachinohe Station is a railway station operated by the East Japan Railway Company in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.-Lines:Hachinohe Station is served by the high-speed Tōhoku Shinkansen line between Tokyo and , and forms the starting point of the Hachinohe Line to...
	■Esashi Line	For Kikonai Kikonai Station is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido. It is located in Kikonai, Hokkaidō, Japan.- Line :*JR Hokkaido**Esashi Line***For Hakodate***For Esashi**Kaikyō Line ***For Aomori and Shin-Aomori...  and Esashi Esashi Station is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Esashi Line. It is located in Esashi, Hokkaidō, Japan.-Station structure:* 1-way, 1-track, above-ground station.Platforms...

History

The station opened as a new station on the Hakodate Main Line on September 1, 1911 for passenger trains and shortly thereafter for freight trains. It became the terminus of the Esashi Line on September 15, 1913. The freight terminal was renamed Hakodate Freight Terminal on March 12, 2011.

Adjacent stations

Hokkaido Railway Company

Hakodate Main Line

- Goryōkaku - Kikyō

Kikyo Station

is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Hakodate Main Line. It is located in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan.-Station structure:The station has two platforms serving two tracks.Platforms...

Esashi Line

Goryōkaku - Nanaehama

Nanaehama Station

is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Esashi Line. It is located in Hokuto, Hokkaidō, Japan.-Station structure:The station has one island platform serving two tracks.Platforms...