Daihō Station (大宝駅, Daihō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Daihō Station

大宝駅
Daihō Station, July 2008
General information
LocationDaihō 233-9, Shimotsuma-shi, Ibaraki-ken 304-0027
Japan
Coordinates36°12′11″N 139°58′13″E / 36.20306°N 139.97028°E / 36.20306; 139.97028
Operated byKantō Railway
Line(s) Jōsō Line
Distance38.7 km from Toride
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1917; 107 years ago (1917)
Passengers
FY201796
Services
Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station
Shimotsuma
towards Toride
Jōsō Line
Local
Tobanoe
towards Shimodate
Location
Daihō Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Daihō Station
Daihō Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Daihō Station is located in Japan
Daihō Station
Daihō Station
Daihō Station (Japan)
Platforms, 2016

Lines

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Daihō Station is a station on the Jōsō Line, and is located 38.7 km (24.0 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Toride Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Jōsō Line for Moriya and Toride
2  Jōsō Line for Shimodate

History

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Daihō Station was opened in 1917 as a station on the Jōsō Railroad, which became the Kantō Railway in 1965. The station building was rebuilt in 2005.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 96 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Daihō Post Office
  • Daihō Hachiman-gu

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 乗降人数(関東鉄道) [Station passenger figures] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shimotsuma City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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