Daisenguchi Station | |
Native Name: | 大山口駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 544 Kuninobu, Daisen-cho, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-3309 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.485°N 133.4566°W |
Distance: | 308.8km (191.9miles) from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 426 daily |
Pass Year: | 2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Tottori Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Daisenguchi Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
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 is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 308.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Daisenguchi 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.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 426 passengers daily.[2]