| Daitō Station | |
| Native Name: | 大塔駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | 16-2 Daitō-cho, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken 857-1161 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.1494°N 129.782°W |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Line: | Sasebo Line |
| Distance: | 42.6 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Accessible: | Yes: platforms linked by level crossing and ramps |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 413 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2016 |
| Pass Rank: | 238th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Map Type: | Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Daitō Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu].[1]
The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 42.6 km from the starting point of the line at . Besides the Sasebo Line local services, the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station. In addition, although is the official starting point of the Ōmura Line, most of its local services continue on to terminate at using the Sasebo Line tracks and stop at this station on the way.[2]
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] [4] [5]
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.
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.[6]