Gōdo Station (神戸駅, Gōdo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway and serves as a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line, situated 26.4 kilometers from the line's terminus at Kiryū Station.
Station Layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform, though one side of the island platform is not used for regular traffic, effectively giving the station two opposed side platforms. On the unused portion of the island platform, two carriages from a former Tobu Railway Type 1720 are permanently parked and house a restaurant.
History
Gōdo Station opened on 6 September 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway. It originally used the kanji "神土駅" to avoid confusion with Kōbe Station in Hyōgo Prefecture. The kanji was changed to its present form "神戸駅" on 29 March 1989 to match the local place name. The station building and platform were registered by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2009. Two ancillary buildings—the rest house and the dangerous goods storeroom—were also granted the same status later that year.
Surrounding Area
- National Route 122
- Kusaki Dam
- Azuma Elementary School
- Azuma Middle School
In Popular Culture
The station appears in the final scene of the 2009 film Tenshi no Koi, where it is depicted under the fictional station name "Furada."
Station Details
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Azuma-cho Gōdo 891, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken |
| Coordinates | 36°32′15″N 139°21′23″E |
| Operated by | Watarase Keikoku Railway |
| Line | Watarase Keikoku Line |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | WK12 |
| Opened | 6 September 1912 |
| FY2015 passengers | 227 daily |
