Nagatani Station

Nagatani Station 長谷駅
Nagatani Station in July 2008
General information
Location	Nagatani, Awaya-machi, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 728-0025 Japan
Coordinates	34°48′12″N 132°47′17″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	F  Sankō Line
Distance	100.6 km from Gōtsu
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 April 1969
Closed	31 March 2018
Location Nagatani Station Location within Japan

Nagatani Station (長谷駅, Nagatani-eki) was a railway station on the Sankō Line in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Opened in 1969, The station closed on 31 March 2018 with the closure of the entire Sanko Line.

Lines

Nagatani 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] The station was located 100.6 km from the starting point of the line at Gōtsu.[2]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sankō Line
Funasa		Local		Awaya

History

The station opened on 25 April 1969.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]

On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage.[3] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.[4] The line then closed on 31 March 2018, with an event hosted by JR West.[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 333. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "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 1 December 2017) (in Japanese)