JR Goidō Station

For the Kintetsu station, see Goidō Station.

JR Goidō Station JR五位堂駅
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
Owned by	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)
Other information
Website	http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621804
History
Opened	13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)
Passengers
2020	623 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  T  Wakayama Line Takada   Local   Kashiba Takada   Regional Rapid Service   Kashiba One-way Takada One-way   Rapid Service (through to the Yamatoji Line)   Kashiba Takada Terminus   Rapid Service (through to the Yamatoji Line)   Kashiba Takada   Yamatoji Rapid Service   Kashiba One-way
Location

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

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

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms

1	■  T  Wakayama Line	for Ōji and Tennōji
2	■  T  Wakayama Line	for Takada, Sakurai and Gojō

History

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

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 623 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

Surrounding Area

• Kintetsu Railway Goidō Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR五位堂駅" [JR Goidō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
2. 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.
3. 香芝の沿革 (in Japanese). City of Kashiba. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
4. "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.
5. Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to JR-Goidō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Goidō Station Official Site