Chigane Station (千金駅, Chigane-eki) was a railway station in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Chigane Station 千金駅 | |||||
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 Chigane Station in January 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 54, Kaneta-chō i, Gōtsu （島根県江津市金田町イ54） Shimane Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′06″N 132°15′00″E / 35.001668°N 132.249931°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||
| Line | F Sankō Line | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1958 | ||||
| Closed | 2018 | ||||
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Lines
editChigane 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 | ||||
| Gōtsuhommachi | Local | Kawahira | ||
History
editSee also
editReferences
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 21 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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