Ikawashi Station

Coordinates: 34°53′42″N 132°39′40″E / 34.895022°N 132.661119°E / 34.895022; 132.661119
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Ikawashi Station

伊賀和志駅
Ikawashi Station in July 2008
General information
Location214 Sakugi-chō Ikawashi, Miyoshi
(広島県三次市作木町伊賀和志214)
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°53′42″N 132°39′40″E / 34.895022°N 132.661119°E / 34.895022; 132.661119
Operated by JR West
Line(s) F  Sankō Line
ConnectionsBus stop
History
Opened1975
Closed2018
Location
Ikawashi Station is located in Japan
Ikawashi Station
Ikawashi Station
Location within Japan

Ikawashi Station (伊賀和志駅, Ikawashi-eki) was a railway station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan,[1] operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Opened in 1975, the station closed on 31 March 2018 with the closure of the entire Sanko Line.

Lines[edit]

Ikawashi 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.[2]

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Sankō Line
Uzui   Local   Kuchiba

History[edit]

On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage.[3] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.[4] The line then closed on March 31, 2018, with an event hosted by JR West.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sanko Line IKAWASHI Station - Rail Station of NIPPON". Rail Station of NIPPON. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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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