Iwami-Kawagoe Station 石見川越駅 | |||||
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Iwami-Kawagoe Station in May 2012 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 517, Sakurae-chō Kawagoe, Gōtsu (島根県江津市桜江町川越517) Shimane Prefecture Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°57′00″N 132°24′55″E / 34.950077°N 132.415367°E / 34.950077; 132.415367 | ||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||
Line(s) | F Sankō Line | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1931 | ||||
Closed | 2018 | ||||
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Iwami-Kawagoe Station (石見川越駅, Iwami Kawagoe-eki) was a railway station in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Iwami-Kawagoe Station was served by the 108.1 km Sankō Line from Gōtsu in Shimane Prefecture to Miyoshi in Hiroshima Prefecture, which closed on 31 March 2018.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Sankō Line | ||||
Tazu | Local | Shikaga |
History
On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage. On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.
See also
References
- "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- JR西:三江線、廃止も検討…人口減、利用低迷で [JR West considering closure of Sanko Line - declining population and poor patronage]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- 三江線18年3月末で廃線 [Sanko Line to close at end of March 2018]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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