Daidō Station

Daidō Station (大道駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of  Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture,  Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Daidō Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 449.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

History
Daidō Station was opened on 3 December 1900 as a station on the San'yo Railway. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909.. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1376 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Japan National Route 2
 * Yamaguchi Junior College
 * Takagawa Gakuen High School/Junior High School (former Tatara Gakuen High School)
 * Yamaguchi Prefectural Hofu West High School