Daidō Station (大道駅, Daidō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Daidō Station 大道駅 | |||||||||||
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 Daidō Station in June 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3607 Daidō, Hōfu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 747-1232 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°3′11.72″N 131°29′18.48″E / 34.0532556°N 131.4884667°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 449.2 km (279.1 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 December 1900 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 1272 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editDaidō Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 449.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Hōfu, Tokuyama and Iwakuni |
| 2, 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Shimonoseki |
History
editDaidō Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as a station on the San'yo Railway. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 1272 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 2
- Yamaguchi Junior College
- Takagawa Gakuen High School/Junior High School (former Tatara Gakuen High School)
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Hofu West High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
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