is a railway station on the
Hakone Tozan Line
The is a mountain railway in Japan operated by the Hakone Tozan Railway. The company belongs to the Odakyu Group, which also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.
The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operati ...
in
Hakone, Kanagawa
is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had a population of 11,293 and a population density of 122 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is a popular tourist destination due to its many hot springs and views of ...
, Japan.
Lines
Hakone-Yumoto Station is served by the
Hakone Tozan Line
The is a mountain railway in Japan operated by the Hakone Tozan Railway. The company belongs to the Odakyu Group, which also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.
The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operati ...
from to , although all Hakone Tozan Line trains start from this station, and only Odakyu services operate between Hakone-Yumoto and Odawara. The station lies 6.1 kilometers from the line's official starting point at
Odawara Station
is a junction and interchange railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is a gateway station to the Hakone ar ...
.
Odakyu Electric Railway
, commonly known as Odakyū, 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.
The Odakyu Electric Railway Company fo ...
"
Romancecar
The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 195 ...
" limited express trains run between
Shinjuku
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
and this station.
Station layout
The station has four tracks. There are some shops, information center for sightseeing and hotel reservations, and bus terminal also in front of the station.
Platforms
History
![HakoneyumotoStation-personalarchive-2004-5-12](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/HakoneyumotoStation-personalarchive-2004-5-12.jpg)
Hakone-Yumoto station opened on October 1, 1888, as "Odawara Horse-drawn Railway" terminal ''Yumoto Station'', from
Kōzu Station (on the
Tokaido Main Line), via
Odawara Station
is a junction and interchange railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is a gateway station to the Hakone ar ...
. On June 1, 1919, a new electrified
funicular
A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite en ...
railway was opened from Hakone-Yumoto to , and the Hakone Tozan Railway (founded 1928) converted the Odawawa to Hakone-Yumoto tram line to a railway in 1935.
Since 1950,
Odakyu Electric Railway
, commonly known as Odakyū, 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.
The Odakyu Electric Railway Company fo ...
provides through services from
Shinjuku Station
is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest rai ...
on its
Odawara Line, by Limited Express "
Romancecar
The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 195 ...
" and Express (commuter trains). After March 15, 2008, Odakyu discontinued normal Express services on the Hakone Tozan Line. A new station building was completed in 2009.
Bus services
Buses are operated by several companies.
*Bus stop No.1 (Izuhakone Bus)
**"Z" line for Hakone Checkpoint (
Lake Ashi
, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...
) via
Miyanoshita,
Kowakidani Station
is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 13.4 rail kilometers from the line's terminus at Odawara Station.
History
Kowakidani Station was opened on June 1, 1919.
Lines
* Hakone Tozan Ra ...
, Kowaki-en, Moto Hakone (
Hakone Shrine
The is a Japanese Shinto shrine on the shores of Lake Ashi in the town of Hakone in the Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture.Kotodamaya.com"Hakone Jinja" retrieved 2013-1-27. It is also known as the . Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2 ...
)
**"J" line for Hakone-en (
Lake Ashi
, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...
) via
Miyanoshita,
Kowakidani Station
is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 13.4 rail kilometers from the line's terminus at Odawara Station.
History
Kowakidani Station was opened on June 1, 1919.
Lines
* Hakone Tozan Ra ...
, Kowaki-en,
Ōwakudani
is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was created around 3,000 years ago, as a result of the explosion of the Hakone volcano.
It is a popular tourist site for its scenic views ...
, Kojiri
*Bus stop No.2 (Hakone Tozan Bus)
**"H" line for Hakone Machi Ko (
Lake Ashi
, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...
) via
Miyanoshita,
Kowakidani Station
is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 13.4 rail kilometers from the line's terminus at Odawara Station.
History
Kowakidani Station was opened on June 1, 1919.
Lines
* Hakone Tozan Ra ...
, Kowaki-en, Moto Hakone Ko (
Hakone Shrine
The is a Japanese Shinto shrine on the shores of Lake Ashi in the town of Hakone in the Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture.Kotodamaya.com"Hakone Jinja" retrieved 2013-1-27. It is also known as the . Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2 ...
: Transfer for Sightseeing Cruise), Hakone Checkpoint
*Bus stop No.3 (Hakone Tozan Bus)
**"T" line for
Togendai (
Lake Ashi
, also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...
: Transfer for Sightseeing Cruise) via
Miyanoshita, Venetian Glass Museum,
Sengoku
The was a period in Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615.
The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the feudal system of Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate. Various s ...
(Transfer for
Gotemba Premium Outlets
The is an outlet mall located in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, near Mount Fuji. It was opened on July 13, 2000, and contains over 200 stores. The mall is managed by Mitsubishi Estate Simon Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Mitsubishi Estate and Si ...
and JR
Gotemba Station
is a railway station on the Gotemba Line in the eastern part of the city 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 Lak ...
; a gateway station for
Mount Fuji
, or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest p ...
and
Fuji Five Lakes
is the name of the area located at the base of Mount Fuji in the Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan. It has a population of about 100,000 and sits about above sea level. The name Fuji Five Lakes comes from the fact that there are five lakes formed by ...
, including
Lake Kawaguchi
is located in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is the second largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area, and is located at the lowest elevation. It is situated at an altitude of ...
and
Lake Yamanaka
is located in the village of Yamanakako in Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan.
Lake Yamanaka is the largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in surface area and the highest in elevation. It is the third highest lake in Japan, with a mean surf ...
), Kawamukai (The Little Prince and
Saint-Exupéry Museum),
Senkyoro-mae (Transfer for
Pola Museum of Art
is located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in September 2002 within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It houses the collection of over 9,500 works acquired by the former head of the Pola cosmetics group, including many works of Fr ...
), Sengoku-kogen (Pampas grass viewing spot)
*Bus stop No.4
**"K" line for Moto Hakone Ko (
Hakone Shrine
The is a Japanese Shinto shrine on the shores of Lake Ashi in the town of Hakone in the Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture.Kotodamaya.com"Hakone Jinja" retrieved 2013-1-27. It is also known as the . Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2 ...
: Transfer for Sightseeing Cruise) via Hatajuku (Hakone Tozan Bus)
**"D" line for
Haneda Airport
, officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
via
Yokohama Station
is a major interchange railway station in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the fifth-busiest in the world as of 2013, serving 760 million passengers a year.
Lines
Yokohama Station is served by the ...
(Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus & Keikyu Bus)
*Bus stop No.5 (All buses)
**for
Odawara Station
is a junction and interchange railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is a gateway station to the Hakone ar ...
*Bus stop No.6 (Hakone tozan Bus)
**for
Gora Station
Gora may refer to:
* Gora (surname)
*'' Gora'', a Bengali novel by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore
* Gora (musical instrument)
*''G.O.R.A.'', a 2004 Turkish comedy film
*Goparaju Ramachandra Rao ("Gora", 1902–1975), Indian social reformer and ...
via
Miyanoshita,
Kowakidani Station
is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 13.4 rail kilometers from the line's terminus at Odawara Station.
History
Kowakidani Station was opened on June 1, 1919.
Lines
* Hakone Tozan Ra ...
and
Chōkoku-no-Mori StationBus stop timetable No.6 (Hakone Tozan Bus)
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See also
* List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
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References
External links
Hakone Tozan Railway official website
Hakone Tozan Bus official website (Hakone Yumoto Station)
Hakone-Yumoto Station Map (Hakone Navi)
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Railway stations in Japan opened in 1919
Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Hakone, Kanagawa