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 .
Station layout The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
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. On 13 March 2004, the signal box was converted to a passenger station and the present station name was assigned. 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).Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
Surrounding Area Kintetsu Railway Goidō Station
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR Goidō Station Official Site