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Ushio Station (潮駅, Ushio-eki) was a railway station in Misato, Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Ushio Station 潮駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ushio Station in July 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 281, Ushiomura, Misato, Ōchi District （島根県邑智郡美郷町潮村281） Shimane Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°00′56″N 132°37′56″E |
| Operated by |  JR West |
| Line(s) | F Sankō Line |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Connections | Bus stop |
| History | |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Closed | 2018 |
| Location | |
  Ushio Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Ushio 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
The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankō Line | ||||
| Sawadani | Local | Iwami Matsubara | ||
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]
Station signs in March 2018
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
References
- "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 25 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.
External links
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