Daimon Station (Hiroshima)
Daimon Station 大門駅 | |||||||||||
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 Daimon Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nonohama Daimon-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 721-09231 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′54.5″N 133°26′23.72″E / 34.498472°N 133.4399222°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | W San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 194.2 km (120.7 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-W12 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 December 1897 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2390 daily | ||||||||||
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  Daimon Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture  Daimon Station Daimon Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Daimon Station (大門駅, Daimon-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines[edit]
Daimon Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 194.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform; however, Platform 2 has been removed and it is effectively two parallel side platforms serving two tracks. The platform is in the middle of a curve. The station building is located on the side of the inbound platform for Okayama, and is connected to the island platform for Fukuyama via an underpass. The station is unattended.
Platforms[edit]
←:for Higashi-Fukuyama
| 1 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Shin-Kurashiki and Okayama |
| 2 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Fukuyama and Onomichi |
History[edit]
Daimon Station was opened on 26 December 1897. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2390 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Ginga Gakuin Junior and Senior High School
- Fukuyama City Otsuno Elementary School
- Fukuyama Municipal Daimon Junior High School
See also[edit]
References[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.
- ^ 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links[edit]
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