Gōtsuhommachi Station (江津本町駅, Gōtsu Honmachi-eki) was a railway station on the Sankō Line in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Opened in 1958, the station closed on 31 March 2018 with the closure of the entire Sankō Line.[1][2]
Gōtsuhommachi Station 江津本町駅 | |||||
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 Gōtsuhommachi Station in October 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1579 Gōtsu-chō, Gōtsu-shi, Shimane-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′26″N 132°13′48″E / 35.007292°N 132.230126°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||
| Line(s) | F Sankō Line | ||||
| Distance | 1.1 km from Gōtsu | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 14 July 1958 | ||||
| Closed | 31 March 2018 | ||||
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Lines
editGōtsuhommachi Station was served by the 108.1 km Sankō Line from Gōtsu in Shimane Prefecture to Miyoshi in Hiroshima Prefecture, and lies 1.1 km from the starting point of the line at Gōtsu Station.[3]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sankō Line | ||||
| Gōtsu | Local | Chigane | ||
History
editThe station opened on 14 July 1958.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[3]
On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage.[4] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.[5] The line then closed on 31 March 2018, with an event hosted by JR West.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ＪＲ三江線廃止 代替バス運行開始. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.(subscription required)
- ^ "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 331. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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.