Iwami-Tsuga Station

Iwami-Tsuga Station
石見都賀駅
Iwami-Tsuga Station in July 2008
Location 300 Tsugahongō, Misato, Ōchi District
（島根県邑智郡美郷町都賀本郷300）
Shimane Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates 34°57′23″N 132°38′33″E / 34.956439°N 132.642596°E / 34.956439; 132.642596Coordinates: 34°57′23″N 132°38′33″E / 34.956439°N 132.642596°E / 34.956439; 132.642596
Operated by JR West
Line(s)  F  Sankō Line
Connections Bus stop
History
Opened 1975
Closed 2018
Location
Iwami-Tsuga Station
Location within Japan

Iwami-Tsuga Station (石見都賀駅, Iwami Tsuga-eki) was a railway station in Misato, Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Iwami-Tsuga 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]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sankō Line
Iwami-Matsubara Local Uzui

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]The line then closed on March 31, 2018, with an event hosted by JR West[4].

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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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