Ikawashi Station

Ikawashi Station
伊賀和志駅
Ikawashi Station in July 2008
Location 214 Sakugi-chō Ikawashi, Miyoshi
（広島県三次市作木町伊賀和志214）
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates 34°53′42″N 132°39′40″E / 34.895022°N 132.661119°E / 34.895022; 132.661119Coordinates: 34°53′42″N 132°39′40″E / 34.895022°N 132.661119°E / 34.895022; 132.661119
Operated by JR West
Line(s)  F  Sankō Line
Connections Bus stop
History
Opened 1975
Closed 2018
Location
Ikawashi Station
Location within Japan

Ikawashi Station (伊賀和志駅, Ikawashi-eki) was a railway station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan,[1] operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Opened in 1975, the station closed on 31 March 2018 with the closure of the entire Sanko Line.

Lines

Ikawashi 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.[2]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sankō Line
Uzui Local Kuchiba

History

On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage.[3] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.[4]The line then closed on March 31, 2018, with an event hosted by JR West[5].

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sanko Line IKAWASHI Station - Rail Station of NIPPON". Rail Station of NIPPON. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Railway fans bid JR Sanko Line in western Japan farewell as red ink forces closure". Mainichi Daily News. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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