Tokorogi Station

Tokorogi Station 所木駅
Tokorogi Station in July 2008
General information
Location	3413 Takamiya-chō Funaki Kamitokorogi, Akitakata （広島県安芸高田市高宮町船木上所木3413） Hiroshima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°48′36″N 132°45′03″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	F  Sankō Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
History
Opened	1956
Closed	2018
Location Tokorogi Station Location within Japan

Tokorogi Station (所木駅, Tokorogi-eki) was a railway station in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company {JR (W)}.

Lines

Tokorogi 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

«		Service	»
Sankō Line
Nobuki		Local		Funasa

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "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 5 March 2016) (in Japanese)