Shikaga Station (鹿賀駅, Shikaga-eki) was a railway station in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shikaga Station 鹿賀駅 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 197, Sakurae-chō Shikaga, Gōtsu （島根県江津市桜江町鹿賀197） Shimane Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°57′47″N 132°26′46″E / 34.963106°N 132.44599°E |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West |
| Line(s) | F Sankō Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Closed | 2018 |
| Location | |
  Shikaga Station Location within Japan | |
Lines edit
Shikaga 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]
Layout edit
The station does not have a ticket gate and only provides a covered waiting area. Near the station is the Mizu no Kuni Museum 104º, a museum for the franchise.
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sankō Line | ||||
| Iwami-Kawagoe | Local | Inbara | ||
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. 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.
- ^ "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.
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