Midō Station

Midō Station
御堂駅

Midō Station, August 2006
Location Itsukaichi 4-33, Iwate, Iwate, Iwate
(岩手県岩手郡岩手町大字五日市4-33)
Japan
Operated by Iwate Ginga Railway Company
Line(s) Iwate Ginga Railway Line
History
Opened 1961
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012) 48 daily

Midō Station (御堂駅 Midō-eki) is a railway station in the town of Iwate, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway.

Lines

Midō Station is served by the Iwate Ginga Railway Line, and is located 37.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Morioka Station and 572.6 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Midō Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Iwate-Numakunai and Morioka
2  Iwate Ginga Railway Line for Ninohe and Hachinohe

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iwate Ginga Railway Line
Iwate-Numakunai - Okunakayama-Kōgen

History

Midō Station began as a signal stop on1 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.

Surrounding area

Coordinates: 40°00′16″N 141°14′13″E / 40.004369°N 141.237056°E / 40.004369; 141.237056

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