Taisha Station

{{Infobox station

| name = Taisha Station

| native_name = 大社駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Kyu-Taisha station01st3200.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Taisha Station (2008)

| other_name =

| address = Hikawa District, Taisha-cho kita-araki, Shimane-ken

| country = Japan

| operator = JR West

| line = Taisha Line (JR West)

| distance = 7.5 kilometers from {{STN|Izumoshi|x}}

| platforms = 2 platforms

| connections =

| structure =

| status = Unstaffed

| opened = June 1, 1912

| closed = April 1, 1990

| passengers = 383 daily

| pass_year = FY1989

}}

{{Nihongo|Taisha Station|大社駅|Taisha-eki}} was a railway station in the city of Izumo, Shimane, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The station opened on June 1, 1912 and closed on April 1, 1990 due to lack of ridership along with the entire line. The station building was designated as Important Cultural Property in 2004 and Heritage of Industrial Modernization in 2009.

History

The station was opened in 1912 following the opening of the Taisha Line.{{Cite web |title=旧大社駅｜出雲観光ガイド【出雲観光協会公式ホームページ】 |url=https://www.izumo-kankou.gr.jp/4609 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=出雲観光ガイド【出雲観光協会公式ホームページ】 |language=ja}} The station was closed in 1990 following the closure of Taisha Line.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-07 |title=一畑電車と旧JR大社線は島根県の鉄道を語るうえで欠かせない！島根県唯一の私鉄と国の重要文化財になった駅舎。 |url=https://www.mapple.net/articles/bk/18918/?pg=2 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=まっぷるトラベルガイド}} However, unlike the other 2 stations in the line that were demolished, only leaving a platform after the closure, the station building was designated as Important Cultural Property in 2004,{{Cite web |date=2014-11-29 |title=「知る人ぞ知る」駅から、「誰もが行きたくなる」駅へ。 |url=http://www.westjr.co.jp/fan/blog/article/2014/11/page_6441.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129080941/http://www.westjr.co.jp/fan/blog/article/2014/11/page_6441.html |archive-date=2014-11-29 }} and Heritage of Industrial Modernization in 2009 and were left mostly intact. In 2021, the works to preserve the building began which is set to end by 2025, and the station is currently temporarily closed.{{Cite web |title=重要文化財旧大社駅保存修理工事のお知らせ｜出雲市 |url=https://www.city.izumo.shimane.jp/www/contents/1610929253452/index.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=出雲市 |language=ja}}

Adjacent stations

; JR West

: Taisha Line

:: Arakaya Station - Taisha Station

Station building

The station had a side platform and an island platform, and was built on the ground. The 3 tracks merged into 1 track at the end of the line where the buffer stop is located. The distance between the station and the buffer stop were extremely long, and even had a level crossing. The platforms were large enough to fit longer trains as several express train services from Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya used to make a stop in the station.

The current remaining station building were made in 1924, resembling Izumo-taisha. There were ticket gates for group visitors, which remains as how it was when the station was closed. There are 3 Important Cultural Properties in Japan that are station buildings, but only Taisha Station is made of wood.{{Cite web |title=旧大社駅のご紹介｜出雲市 |url=https://www.city.izumo.shimane.jp/www/contents/1443234597105/index.html |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=出雲市 |language=ja}}