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Shikijiki Station

式敷駅
JRW shikijiki sta.jpg

Shikijiki Station in July 2008
General information
Location 2438 Takamiya-chō Sasabe Nanatani, Akitakata
（広島県安芸高田市高宮町佐々部七谷2438）
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates

34°48′57″N 132°42′46″E / 34.815794°N 132.712765°E / 34.815794; 132.712765Coordinates: 34°48′57″N 132°42′46″E / 34.815794°N 132.712765°E / 34.815794; 132.712765
Operated by JR logo (west).svg JR West
Line(s)  F  Sankō Line
Connections Bus stop
History
Opened 1955
Closed 2018
Location
Shikijiki Station is located in Japan

Shikijiki Station

Location within Japan

Shikijiki Station (式敷駅, Shikijiki-eki) was a railway station in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Shikijiki 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]

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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^

    “Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service”. asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 27 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.

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