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
General information
Location	4-33 Itsukaichi, Iwate-machi, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 028-4307 Japan
Coordinates	40°00′16″N 141°14′13″E
Operated by	Iwate Galaxy Railway Company
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
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

Adjacent stations

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

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.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 4
• Kitakami River

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)