Awaya Station
Awaya Station 粟屋駅 | |||||
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![]() Awaya Station in July 2008 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 3598 Awaya-machi Aza Shimotsugōchi, Miyoshi (広島県三次市粟屋町字下津河内3598) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°48′37″N 132°48′46″E / 34.8103°N 132.812908°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | F Sankō Line | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1955 | ||||
Closed | 31 March 2018 | ||||
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Awaya Station (粟屋駅, Awaya-eki) was a railway station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Awaya 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
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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Sankō Line | ||||
Nagatani | Local | Ozekiyama |
History
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 28 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.
- ^ "Railway fans bid JR Sanko Line in western Japan farewell as red ink forces closure". Mainichi Daily News. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
External links
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