Daisenguchi Station (大山口駅, Daisenguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

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Daisenguchi Station 大山口駅
Daisenguchi Station, March 2009
General information
Location	544 Kuninobu, Daisen-cho, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-3309 Japan
Coordinates	35°29′5.91″N 133°27′23.85″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	308.8 km (191.9 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 September 1926 (1926-09-17)
Passengers
2018	426 daily
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Daisenguchi Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 308.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  San'in Main Line	for Kurayoshi and Tottori
2	■  San'in Main Line	for Yonago and Matsue

West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

Daisenguchi Station opened on September 17, 1926. On July 28, 1945, about 600 meters east of Daisenguchi Station, a train with two carriages prominently marked with red cross markings transporting wounded and sick soldiers with attendant nurses and medics, and nine passenger carriages with 1200 civilians was strafed and rocketed by three United States Navy F6F Hellcats, resulting in 44 deaths and 33 severe injuries. This incident is marked by a commemorative monument at the station. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 426 passengers daily.^[2]

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