JR Goidō Station

Railway station in Kashiba, Nara Prefecture, Japan

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; 135.718431Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyOperated byJR West Koutsu ServiceLine(s) T Wakayama LineDistance8.7 km (5.4 mi) from ŌjiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyConnectionsNoneConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingNoneBicycle facilities

AvailableAccessibleYes (1 accessible slope for the southbound platform and 1 accessible bathroom)Other informationWebsitehttp://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621804HistoryOpened13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)Passengers2012747 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

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.

Lines

JR-West
- T Wakayama Line

Layout

1	■ Wakayama Line—Local	for JR Namba and Ōji
1	■ 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

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

^ 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.