JR Goidō Station
JR Goidō Station JR五位堂駅  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 JR Goidō Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 55, Goidō 6-chōme, Kashiba-shi, Nara-ken 639-0226 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°31′39″N 135°43′06″E / 34.527625°N 135.718431°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West Koutsu Service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | T Wakayama Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) from Ōji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (1 accessible slope for the southbound platform and 1 accessible bathroom) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621804 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 13 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 623 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JR Goidō Station (JR五位堂駅, Jeiāru Goidō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kashiba, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]JR Goidō Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji.
Station layout
[edit]The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Ōji and Tennōji |
| 2 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Takada, Sakurai and Gojō |
History
[edit]JR Goidō Station started operation as Goidō Signal Box, a signal box with a crossing loop to exchange trains on the single track Wakayama Line on 8 February 1940. The signal box was discontinued on 15 July 1949, but it was reopened on 27 December 1955.[2] On 13 March 2004, the signal box was converted to a passenger station and the present station name was assigned.[3][4] Goidō Station on Kintetsu Osaka Line is a separate station. This is why the new JR station was named with the prefix "JR".
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 623 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding Area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR五位堂駅" [JR Goidō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ 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. p. 359. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 香芝の沿革 (in Japanese). City of Kashiba. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to JR-Goidō Station at Wikimedia Commons