Kirohara Station (木路原駅, Kirohara-eki) was a railway station in Kawamoto, Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kirohara Station 木路原駅 | |||||
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 Kirohara Station platform in July 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 171, Ōaza Kawamoto, Kawamoto, Ōchi （島根県邑智郡川本町大字川本171） Shimane Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′51″N 132°30′30″E / 34.997623°N 132.508394°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||
| Line(s) | F Sankō Line | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1962 | ||||
| Closed | 2018 | ||||
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Lines edit
Kirohara 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 | ||||
| Iwami-Kawamoto | Local | Take | ||
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 23 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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