JR Goidō Station (JR五位堂駅, Jeiāru Goidō-eki) is a railway station on the Wakayama Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Kashiba, Nara, Japan.

JR Goidō Station

JR五位堂駅
JR-West commuter rail station
JR Goidō Station
General information
Location55, Goidō 6-chōme, Kashiba
Nara
  • Japan
  • (奈良県香芝市五位堂6丁目55番)
Coordinates34°31′39″N 135°43′06″E / 34.527625°N 135.718431°E / 34.527625; 135.718431
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated byJR West Koutsu Service
Line(s) T  Wakayama Line
Distance8.7 km (5.4 mi) from Ōji
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleYes (1 accessible slope for the southbound platform and 1 accessible bathroom)
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621804
History
Opened13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)
Passengers
2012747 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

Lines edit

Layout edit

1  Wakayama Line—Local for JR Namba and Ōji
 Wakayama Line—Rapid Service for JR Namba
2  Wakayama Line—Local for Wakayama, Kokawa, Gojō, and Takada
 Wakayama Line—Regional Rapid Service for Gojō
 Wakayama Line—Rapid Service for Takada
 Wakayama Line—Yamatoji Rapid Service for Gojō

History edit

It started operation as Goidō Signal Box, a signal box with a crossing loop to exchange trains on the single track Wakayama Line on February 8, 1940. The signal box was discontinued on July 15, 1949, but it was reopened on December 27, 1955.[1] On March 13, 2004, the signal box was converted to a passenger station and the present station name was assigned.[2][3] Goidō Station on Kintetsu Osaka Line is a separate station. This is why the new JR station was named with the prefix "JR".

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 香芝の沿革 (in Japanese). City of Kashiba. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
  3. ^ "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.

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