Shikaga Station

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Location197, Sakurae-chō Shikaga, Gōtsu
(島根県江津市桜江町鹿賀197)
Shimane Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°57′47″N 132°26′46″E / 34.963106°N 132.44599°E / 34.963106; 132.44599
Operated by JR West
Line F  Sankō Line
Shikaga Station

鹿賀駅
General information
Location197, Sakurae-chō Shikaga, Gōtsu
(島根県江津市桜江町鹿賀197)
Shimane Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°57′47″N 132°26′46″E / 34.963106°N 132.44599°E / 34.963106; 132.44599
Operated by JR West
Line F  Sankō Line
History
Opened1949
Closed2018
Location
Shikaga Station is located in Japan
Shikaga Station
Shikaga Station
Location within Japan

Shikaga Station (鹿賀駅, Shikaga-eki) was a railway station in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Shikaga 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]

Layout

The station does not have a ticket gate and only provides a covered waiting area. Near the station is the Mizu no Kuni Museum 104º, a museum for the franchise.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sankō Line
Iwami-Kawagoe   Local   Inbara

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

References

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