Kuchiba Station Explained
was a railway station in Ōnan, Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Kuchiba Station was served by the 108.1 km Sankō Line from in Shimane Prefecture to in Hiroshima Prefecture, which closed on 31 March 2018.[1]
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service . . 1 April 2018 . asahi.com . The Asahi Shimbun . 27 May 2018 . 22 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180522042000/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201804010022.html . dead .
- Web site: http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20151016k0000e040226000c.html. ja: 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. 16 October 2015. Mainichi Shimbun. The Mainichi Newspapers. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20151102055808/http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20151016k0000e040226000c.html. 2 November 2015. dead. 6 February 2018.
- Web site: http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160930/k00/00m/040/021000c. ja: 三江線１８年３月末で廃線. Sanko Line to close at end of March 2018. 29 September 2016. Mainichi Shimbun. The Mainichi Newspapers. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20161001074257/http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160930/k00/00m/040/021000c. 1 October 2016 . live . 6 February 2018.
- News: Railway fans bid JR Sanko Line in western Japan farewell as red ink forces closure. 2018-03-31. Mainichi Daily News. 2018-09-10. en.
