Midō Station
Midō Station (御堂駅, Midō-eki) is a railway station on the Iwate Ginga Railway Line in the town of Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.
Midō Station 御堂駅 | |
|---|---|
 Midō Station in August 2006 | |
| Location | 4-33 Itsukaichi, Iwate-machi, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 028-4307 Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°00′16″N 141°14′13″E |
| Operated by |  |
| Line(s) | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line |
| Distance | 37.3 km from Morioka |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 November 1918 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 52 daily |
| Location | |
  Midō Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Midō Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 37.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 572.6 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Midō Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Iwate-Numakunai and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Iwate Ginga Railway Line | for Ninohe and Hachinohe |
History
Midō Station began as a signal stop on 1 November 1918. It was elevated to a full passenger station on 15 April 1961. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 and was transferred to the Iwate Ginga Railway on 1 September 2002.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 52 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
References
- 平成27年度 駅別乗降人員(1日平均) [Fiscal 2015 Station passenger figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
