Awaya Station

Location
	Awaya Station Location within Japan

Awaya Station

粟屋駅
Awaya Station; 粟屋駅
	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	JR West
Line(s)	F Sankō Line
History
Opened	1955
Closed	31 March 2018
Location
Location
	Awaya Station Location within Japan

Awaya Station (粟屋駅, Awaya-eki) was a railway station in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sankō Line
Nagatani		Local		Ozekiyama

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]

References

^ "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.