title: Midō Station
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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 | Iwate-Numakunai | - | Okunakayama-Kōgen | 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
  