Iwami-Kawagoe Station
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).
Iwami-Kawagoe Station 石見川越駅 | |
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 Iwami-Kawagoe Station in May 2012 | |
| 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 |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR West |
| Line(s) | F Sankō Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Closed | 2018 |
| Location | |
  Iwami-Kawagoe Station Location within Japan | |
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.[1]
History
On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage.[2] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.[3]
See also
References
- "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 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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