Iwami-Kawamoto Station

Iwami Kawamoto Station (石見川本駅, Iwami Kawamoto-eki) was a railway station in Kawamoto, Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Iwami Kawamoto Station 石見川本駅
Iwami Kawamoto Station in January 2008
Location	593, Ōaza Kawamoto, Kawamoto, Ōchi （島根県邑智郡川本町大字川本593） Shimane Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°59′29″N 132°29′34″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	F  Sankō Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1934
Closed	2018
Location
Iwami Kawamoto Station Location within Japan

Lines

Iwami Kawamoto 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
Inbara		Local		Kirohara

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] The line then closed on March 31, 2018, with an event hosted by JR West.[4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "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.

External links

• Official website (archived from the original on 6 March 2016) (in Japanese)