Nobuki Station
Nobuki Station 信木駅 | |||||
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 Nobuki Station platform in July 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 2163 Takamiya-chō Sasabe Nakanobuki, Akitakata （広島県安芸高田市高宮町佐々部中信木2163） Hiroshima Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′47″N 132°43′49″E / 34.812944°N 132.730272°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||
| Line(s) | F Sankō Line | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1956 | ||||
| Closed | 2018 | ||||
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Nobuki Station (信木駅, Nobuki-eki) was a railway station in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Nobuki 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 | ||||
| Shikijiki | Local | Tokorogi | ||
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. Retrieved 27 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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