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Former railway station in Gōtsu, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tazu Station (田津駅, Tazu-eki) was a railway station in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Location1579, Sakurae-chō Tazu, Gōtsu
(島根県江津市桜江町田津204)
Shimane Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°57′06″N 132°23′09″E
Operator JR West
Line F  Sankō Line
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Tazu Station

田津駅
Tazu Station platform in June 2008
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Location1579, Sakurae-chō Tazu, Gōtsu
(島根県江津市桜江町田津204)
Shimane Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°57′06″N 132°23′09″E
Operator JR West
Line F  Sankō Line
History
Opened1949
Closed2018
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Tazu 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]

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Sankō Line
Kawado   Local   Iwami-Kawagoe
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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]

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