It is 15.0 km from the Hakone Tozan Line's southern terminus at Odawara Station.

At an altitude of 533 meters (1,749 ft), it is the highest railway station in Kanagawa Prefecture.

[citation needed] Gōra Station is served by the Hakone Tozan Line and also by the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.

Gōra Station has two side platforms, which are staggered, so that they do not directly oppose each other.

[1] On 1 April 2024, operations of the station came under the aegis of Odakyu Hakone resulting from restructuring of Odakyu Group operations in the Hakone area.