Gōtsu Station

Gōtsu Station

江津駅
Gōtsu Station; 江津駅
	The platforms in August 2008
Location	926 Gōtsu-chō, Gōtsu-shi, Shimane-ken 695-0011; Japan
Coordinates	35°00′46″N 132°13′24″E / 35.012785°N 132.223208°ECoordinates: 35°00′46″N 132°13′24″E / 35.012785°N 132.223208°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	D Sanin Main Line;
Distance	453.4 km from Kyoto
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1920
Previous names	Iwami-Gōtsu (until June 1970)
Location
	Gōtsu Station Location within Japan

Gōtsu Station (江津駅, Gōtsu-eki) is a railway station on the Sanin Main Line in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[]

Gōtsu Station is served by the Sanin Main Line, lying 453.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kyoto Station.^[1] This was the terminal station for the Sankō Line before it ceased operation on 31 March 2018. The Sankō Line was replaced by a bus service starting 1 April 2018.^[2]

Layout[]

Gōtsu Station has one side platform and one island platform. The side platform (track 1) is in front of the station office. The island platform is connected to platform 1 by a footbridge.

Platforms[]

1	■ Sanin Main Line	for Ōdashi, Izumoshi, and Matsue
2	■ Sanin Main Line	for Hamada and Masuda

The platforms in May 2018
The platforms in May 2018

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Sanin Main Line
Yunotsu or Odashi	Limited Express Super Oki	Hashi or Hamada
Yunotsu	Limited Express Super Matsukaze	Hashi or Hamada
Asari	Local	Tsunozu
Sankō Line (closed)
Terminus	Local	Gōtsuhommachi

History[]

The station opened on 25 December 1920, originally named Iwami-Gōtsu Station (石見江津駅).^[1] It was renamed simply Gōtsu Station on 1 June 1970.^[1]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[1]

On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage.^[3] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.^[4]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 9

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 312. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ ＪＲ三江線廃止代替バス運行開始 Retrieved 2 April 2018 (in Japanese)
^ 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.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 312. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[2] ＪＲ三江線廃止代替バス運行開始 Retrieved 2 April 2018 (in Japanese)

[mainichi20151016-3] 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.

[mainichi20160929-4] 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.

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