Daitō Station

Daitō Station (大塔駅, Daitō-eki) is a railway station in Daitō Town, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.[1][2]

Daitō Station

大塔駅
Daitō Station in 2014
LocationSasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken
Japan
Coordinates33°08′58″N 129°46′55″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Sasebo Line
Distance42.6 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes: platforms linked by level crossing and ramps
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 September 1942 (1942-09-30)
Passengers
FY2016523 daily
Rank242nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Daitō Station
Location within Japan

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 run on to terminate at Sasebo using the Sasebo Line track 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]

  • Close up of the level crossing and ramp leading to a platform.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Sasebo Line
Haiki Local Hiu
Ōmura Line
Haiki Local Hiu
JR Kyushu Rapid
Hiu Seaside Liner Haiki

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 2016, the station was used by an average of 523 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 242nd 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. "大塔" [Daitō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 225. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 729. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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