Daimon Station (Hiroshima)

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]

Daimon Station 大門駅
Daimon Station in 2008
General information
Location	Nonohama Daimon-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 721-09231 Japan
Coordinates	34°29′54.5″N 133°26′23.72″E
Owned by	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
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JR-W12
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 December 1897 (1897-12-26)
Passengers
FY2019	2390 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Higashi-Fukuyama towards Fukuyama San'yō Line Local Kasaoka towards Okayama
Location Daimon Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture Daimon Station Daimon Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

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

→:for Kasaoka
←: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

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2390 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ginga Gakuin Junior and Senior High School
• Fukuyama City Otsuno Elementary School
• Fukuyama Municipal Daimon Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

Media related to Daimon Station (Hiroshima) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site