Gokurakuji Station
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Kamakura
Japan
 Gokurakuji Station 極楽寺駅 | |||||||||||
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 Gokurakuji Station entrance, April 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3-7-4 Gokurakuji Kamakura Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°18′33″N 139°31′43″E / 35.30917°N 139.52861°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Enoshima Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from Fujisawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | EN11 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1904 | ||||||||||
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| FY2011 | 1,592 daily | ||||||||||
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Gokurakuji Station (Japanese: 極楽寺駅, Hepburn: Gokurakuji-eki) is a railway station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) located in the Gokurakuji neighborhood of Kamakura, Japan.
Gokurakuji Station is served by the Enoshima Electric Railway Main Line and is located 7.6 kilometers (4.7 mi) from the line's terminus at Fujisawa Station.[1]
The station consists of a single side platform serving one track used for bi-directional traffic. The station is equipped with a restroom. Although the station formerly had a staffed office, it is now unstaffed throughout the day.[2]
History
Gokurakuji Station opened on 1 April 1904.[1]
In 1997, it was selected, alongside Kamakurakōkōmae as one of the "100 Top Stations in the Kantō Region" by a committee commissioned by the Japanese Ministry of Transportation.[3]
Station numbering was introduced to the Enoshima Electric Railway January 2014 with Gokurakuji being assigned station number EN11.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Gokuraku-ji Temple
- Gokurakuji Pass
Appearance in popular media
Gokurakuji Station was featured in the 2015 movie, "Our Little Sister" (Umimachi Diary) and in the 2004 anime "Elfen Lied", by ARMS Corporation. It was also featured in every episode of a popular Fuji TV television series, "Second to Last Love" (最後から二番目の恋, “Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi”) directed by Rieko Miyamoto, two seasons of which aired in 2012 and 2014. It is also the setting of the manga "Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club" which was serialized from 2011 to 2018. The station also appeared in the full version of the music video for the 2011 AKB48 song Kimi no Senaka.[10]
