Gotemba Station
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is a railway station
on the Gotemba Line of Central Japan Railway Company
(JR Central) located in the eastern part of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture
, Japan
.
between and . The opening was not auspicious, as Gotemba suffered from a massive fire on the morning of the opening ceremonies, which burned over 1,100 houses and laid waste to most of the town. The town quickly rebuilt as a tourist destination and base for travelers wishing to climb Mount Fuji
. With the opening of the Tanna Tunnel
in 1934, the course of the Tōkaidō Main Line changed to a more direct route between and , leaving the loop north to Gotanda a spur line redesignated the Gotemba Line.
From 1955, in a joint operation with the Odakyu Electric Railway
Company, JNR began operating the limited express
Asagiri
from to Gotemba. During summer months, steam locomotive
s, including a bank engine
make scheduled runs from Gotemba to nearby .
Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued from November 15, 1982. Along with its division and privatization
of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company
.
and a single island platform
serving three tracks. The station building is elevated, and connected to the platforms by an overpass
.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the Gotemba Line of Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company
The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
(JR Central) located in the eastern part of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, 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...
.
History
Gotemba Station opened on February 1, 1889 as one of the original stations of the Tōkaidō Main LineTokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
between and . The opening was not auspicious, as Gotemba suffered from a massive fire on the morning of the opening ceremonies, which burned over 1,100 houses and laid waste to most of the town. The town quickly rebuilt as a tourist destination and base for travelers wishing to climb Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji
is the highest mountain in Japan at . An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and...
. With the opening of the Tanna Tunnel
Tanna Tunnel
is a railroad tunnel in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by JR Central’s Tōkaidō Main Line. This 7.8 km long tunnel shortened the trunk route between Tokyo and Kobe by omitting a detour round the mountains between Atami and Numazu.-History:...
in 1934, the course of the Tōkaidō Main Line changed to a more direct route between and , leaving the loop north to Gotanda a spur line redesignated the Gotemba Line.
From 1955, in a joint operation with the Odakyu Electric Railway
Odakyu Electric Railway
, or OER, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone....
Company, JNR began operating the limited express
Limited express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.- Japan :...
Asagiri
Asagiri (train)
The is a limited express train service in Japan operated jointly by Odakyu Electric Railway and Central Japan Railway Company , which runs from Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at to via the Odakyū Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.-Route:...
from to Gotemba. During summer months, steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s, including a bank engine
Bank engine
A bank engine or helper engine or pusher engine is a railway locomotive that temporarily assists a train that requires additional power or traction to climb a grade...
make scheduled runs from Gotemba to nearby .
Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued from November 15, 1982. Along with its division and privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company
The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
.
Station layout
Gotemba Station has a single side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
and a single island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving three tracks. The station building is elevated, and connected to the platforms by an overpass
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...
.