JR Goidō Station

JR Goidō Station JR五位堂駅
JR-West commuter rail station
JR Goidō Station
Location	55, Goidō 6-chōme, Kashiba Nara Japan （奈良県香芝市五位堂6丁目55番）
Coordinates	34°31′39″N 135°43′06″E / 34.527625°N 135.718431°ECoordinates: 34°31′39″N 135°43′06″E / 34.527625°N 135.718431°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	JR West Koutsu Service
Line(s)	T  Wakayama Line
Distance	8.7 km (5.4 mi) 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
Disabled access	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
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	747 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
	■ 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] Goidō Station on Kintetsu Osaka Line is a separate station. This is why the new JR station was named with the prefix "JR".

References

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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 359. ISBN 4533029809.
2. 香芝の沿革 (in Japanese). City of Kashiba. Retrieved September 22, 2007.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)