Daitō Station

Daitō Station

大塔駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Daitō Station in 2014
General information
Location16-2 Daitō-cho, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken 857-1161
Japan
Coordinates33°08′58″N 129°46′55″E / 33.1494°N 129.7820°E / 33.1494; 129.7820
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Sasebo Line
Distance42.6 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes: platforms linked by level crossing and ramps
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 September 1942 (1942-09-30)
Passengers
FY2016413 daily
Rank238th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Hiu
towards Sasebo
 Sasebo Line Haiki
towards Tosu
Location
Daitō Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Daitō Station
Daitō Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Daitō Station is located in Japan
Daitō Station
Daitō Station
Daitō Station (Japan)
Map

Daitō Station (大塔駅, Daitō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu].[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 42.6 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] Besides the Sasebo Line local services, the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station. In addition, although Haiki is the official starting point of the Ōmura Line, most of its local services continue on to terminate at Sasebo using the Sasebo Line tracks and stop at this station on the way.[4]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building but shelters are provided on both platforms as well as automatic ticket vending machines. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends.[3][2][5]

Platforms

1 ■ Sasebo Line for Isahaya
2 ■ Sasebo Line for Sasebo
  • Close up of the level crossing and ramp leading to a platform.
    Close up of the level crossing and ramp leading to a platform.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 30 September 1942 as Daitō Signal Box. On 15 May 1945, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger services commenced. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 413 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 238th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Environs

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "大塔" [Daitō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 26, 71. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "大塔" [Daitō]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ "佐世保線・大塔駅に行ってきました" [I went to Daitō Station Sasebo Line]. Ameblo.jp. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 225. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 729. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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