Gōdo Station (Gunma)

Gōdo Station (神戸駅, Gōdo-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the third sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

WK12
Gōdo Station

神戸駅
Gōdo Station, February 2015
General information
LocationAzuma-cho Gōdo 891, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0304
Japan
Coordinates36°32′15″N 139°21′23″E
Operated byWatarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)     Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance26.4 km from Kiryū
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeWK12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 September 1912
Passengers
FY2015227
Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station
Konaka
WK11
towards Kiryū
 Watarase Keikoku Line Sōri
WK13
towards Matō
Mizunuma
WK08
towards Aioi
 Watarase Keikoku Line
Watarase Keikoku-gō
 Sōri
WK13
towards Ashio
Location
Gōdo Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Gōdo Station
Gōdo Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Gōdo Station is located in Japan
Gōdo Station
Gōdo Station
Gōdo Station (Japan)
Platform, Feb 2015, showing entrance to restaurant car

Lines

Gōdo Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 26.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and an island platform; however, one side of the island platform is not in use for traffic, thus effectively the station has two opposed side platforms. On the unused portion of the island platform, two carriages from a former Tobu Railway Type 1720 are permanently parked as a restaurant.

History

Gōdo Station opened on 6 September 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway, but used the kanji “神土駅” to avoid confusion with the Kōbe Station in Hyōgo Prefecture. The kanji was changed to its present form on 29 March 1989 to match the local place name. The station building and platform were registered by the national government as a national Tangible Cultural Property in 2009.[1] Two ancillary buildings, the rest house and the dangerous goods storeroom, were also granted the same Registered Tangible Cultural Property status later the same year.[2][3]

Surrounding area

The station features in the final scene of the 2009 film Tenshi no Koi, but instead uses the station name "Furada" in its signage.

See also

References
  1. "わたらせ渓谷鐵道神戸駅本屋及び下り線プラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  2. "わたらせ渓谷鐵道神戸駅休憩所". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  3. "わたらせ渓谷鐵道神戸駅危険品庫". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)

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