Izumo Daitō Station (出雲大東駅, Izumo Daitō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Izumo Daitō Station 出雲大東駅 | |||||||||||
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 Izumo Daitō Station, May 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 38, Daitō-chō Iida, Unnan-shi, Shimane-ken 699-1221 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′30.93″N 132°57′28.71″E / 35.3252583°N 132.9579750°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | E Kisuki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) from Shinji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 October 1916 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Daitōchō Station (to 1932) | ||||||||||
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| 2020 | 118 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIzumo Daitō Station is served by the Kisuki Line, and is located 13.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform located on the south side of the track (on the left side when facing Bingo-Ochiai. It used to have an island platform with two tracks, but one track was removed during the construction of a new station building in 2007. The station building has a sales office specializing in Yunnan specialities and the station is staffed on consignment.
History
editIzumo Daitō Station was opened on 11 October 1916 as Daitōchō Station (大東町駅) on the Hinokami Railway. The railway was nationalized on 12 December 1932, becoming the Kisuki Line, and the line was extended to Izumo Minari Station. The station was renamed at that time. It became part of JR West on 1 April 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 118 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Unnan Municipal Hospital
- Shimane Prefectural Daito High School
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Izumo-Daitō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Izumo Daitō Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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