Uzui Station

Uzui Station (宇都井駅, Uzui-eki) is an unstaffed railway station on the Sankō Line in Ōnan, Shimane, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Opened in 1975, this station closed on 31 March 2018 with the closure of the entire Sanko Line.

Uzui Station 宇都井駅
Uzui Station viewed from ground level in July 2008
General information
Location	1044 Uzui, Ōnan-chō, Ōchi-gun, Shimane-ken 696-0503 Japan
Coordinates	34°54′25″N 132°37′47″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	F  Sankō Line
Distance	74.8 km from Gōtsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	31 August 1975 (1975-08-31)
Closed	31 March 2018 (2018-03-31)
Location Uzui Station Location within Japan

Lines

Uzui 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] As of June 2009, the station was served by four trains in each direction daily.^[2]

Layout

The view from the platform in July 2008

The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track elevated approximately 30 m above ground level. Sole access to the platform is by a concrete staircase, with no lift or escalator.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sankō Line
Iwami-Tsuga		Local		Ikawashi

History

The station opened on 31 August 1975.^[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[3]

On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sanko Line due to poor patronage.^[4] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire line would close on 31 March 2018.^[5] The line then closed on 31 March 2018, with an event hosted by JR West.^[6]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
2. JR Timetable, June 2009 issue
3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 333. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. "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.

External links

• Official website (archived from the original on 4 March 2016) (in Japanese)