Awaya Station 粟屋駅 | |||||
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![]() Awaya Station in July 2008 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 3598 Awaya-machi Aza Shimotsugōchi, Miyoshi (広島県三次市粟屋町字下津河内3598) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°48′37″N 132°48′46″E / 34.8103°N 132.812908°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | F Sankō Line | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1955 | ||||
Closed | 31 March 2018 | ||||
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Awaya Station (粟屋駅, Awaya-eki) was a railway station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Awaya 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]
« | Service | » | ||
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Sankō Line | ||||
Nagatani | Local | Ozekiyama |
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]