Gotemba Station

御殿場
Hakone Otome Side, February 2012
General information
Location	1898-3 Niihashi
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Gotemba Line

Gotemba Station (御殿場駅, Gotemba-eki) is a railway station on the Gotemba Line in the eastern part of Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is one of the gateway stations to Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes (including Lake Kawaguchi and Lake Yamanaka).

Lines

Gotemba Station is served by the Gotemba Line. The limited express train Asagiri runs between Shinjuku (Tokyo) and this station via Matsuda.

Station layout

Gotemba Station has a single side platform and a single island platform serving three tracks. The station building has automated ticket machines, IC card TOICA automated turnstiles (IC card is available only for Numazu direction), and a seat reservation service counter. The station building is elevated, and connected to the platforms by an overpass.

Platforms

View of the platforms, April 2012

1	■ Gotemba Line	for Yamakita, Matsuda, and Kanagawa
2	■ Gotemba Line	for Susono and Numazu
3	■ Gotemba Line	for both directions, and Limited Express Asagiri for Shinjuku

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Gotemba Line
Shizuoka		-	Minami-Gotemba

History

Gotemba Station opened on February 1, 1889 as one of the original stations of the Tōkaidō Main Line between Kanagawa and Shizuoka.

From 1955, in a joint operation with Odakyu Electric Railway, JNR began operating the limited express Asagiri service from Shinjuku to Gotemba.

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.

Bus terminals

Bus tickets and "Hakone Free Pass" (excursion ticket) can be bought at Bus Information on each side.

• Mt. Fuji side
  • for Kawaguchiko Station (Lake Kawaguchi) via Fujisan Station (Fujikyuko Line) and Lake Yamanaka, by Fujikyu Bus
  • for Mt. Fuji 5th stage and Camp Fuji (USMC), by Fujikyu Bus
• Hakone Otome side
  • for Gotemba Premium Outlets, by Free Shuttle Bus
  • for Hakone Area (Togendai (Lake Ashi)) via Otome Toge and Sengoku (transfer for Gora Station, Miyanoshita, Hakone Yumoto Station, and Odawara Station), by Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus
  • for Shinjuku Station (in Tokyo) via Tōmei-Gotemba (transfer for Tōmei Expressway Bus for JR Shizuoka Station and JR Nagoya Station), by Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus
  • for JR Tokyo Station, by Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus (joint operation with JR Bus Kanto)
  • for Haneda Airport via JR Yokohama Station, by Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus (joint operation with Keikyu Bus)

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. Template:Ja icon

External links

• Gotemba Station information (JR Central) Template:Ja icon
• Train Timetable for Matsuda (transfer for Shinjuku and Odawara via Odakyu Line), Kozu, Yokohama and Tokyo direction (JR Central) Template:Ja icon
• Train Timetable for Numazu, Mishima (transfer for Shinkansen) and Shizuoka direction (JR Central) Template:Ja icon
• Gotemba Station information (Gotembasen.net) Template:Ja icon
• Fujikyu Bus timetable for Kawaguchiko Station (Mt.Fuji side) Template:Ja icon
• Mt.Fuji bus access by Fujikyu Bus (Mt.Fuji side)
• Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus timetable for Hakone Area, Shinjuku Station, Haneda Airport, and Yokohama Station (Hakone Otome side)
• Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus timetable for Tokyo Station (Hakone Otome side) Template:Ja icon
• Hakone Tozan Bus (Gotemba Station)
• Hakone Tozan Bus timetable (Mt.Fuji side)Template:Ja icon