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Iwami-Kawagoe Station

石見川越駅
Iwami-Kawagoe Station; 石見川越駅
	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
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	F Sankō Line
History
Opened	1931
Closed	2018
Location
Location
	Iwami-Kawagoe Station Location within Japan

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.^[1]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
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.^[2] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.^[3]

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.