Daisenguchi Station (大山口駅, Daisenguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Daisenguchi Station 大山口駅 | |||||||
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 Daisenguchi Station, March 2009 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 544 Kuninobu, Daisen-cho, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-3309 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 35°29′5.91″N 133°27′23.85″E / 35.4849750°N 133.4566250°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||
| Line(s) |  San'in Main Line | ||||||
| Distance | 308.8 km (191.9 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 17 September 1926 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 426 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editDaisenguchi Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 308.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■  San'in Main Line
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for Kurayoshi and Tottori |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Yonago and Matsue |
Adjacent stations
editWest Japan Railway Company (JR West)
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sanin Main Line | ||||
| Akasaki | Express Tottori Liner towards Tottori | Yodoe | ||
| Nawa | Local | Yodoe | ||
History
editDaisenguchi Station opened on September 17, 1926. On July 28, 1945, about 600 meters east of Daisenguchi Station, a train with two carriages prominently marked with red cross markings transporting wounded and sick soldiers with attendant nurses and medics, and nine passenger carriages with 1200 civilians was strafed and rocketed by three United States Navy F6F Hellcats, resulting in 44 deaths and 33 severe injuries. This incident is marked by a commemorative monument at the station. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 426 passengers daily.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Daisenguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Daisenguchi Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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