Take Station

Take Station in July 2008

General information
Location| 695, Ombara, Misato, Ōchi District
（島根県邑智郡美郷町乙原695）
Shimane Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates| 35°00′46″N 132°31′47″E﻿ / ﻿35.012745°N 132.52986°E﻿ / 35.012745; 132.52986
Operated by|  JR West
Line(s)|  F Sankō Line
Platforms| 1 side platform
Tracks| 1
Connections| Bus stop
History
Opened| 1958
Closed| 2018

Location

Take Station

Location within Japan

Take Station (竹駅, Take-eki) was a railway station in Misato, Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

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Take 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

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The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

## Adjacent stations

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Sankō Line
Kirohara |  | Local  |  | Onbara

## History

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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

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service". asahi.com. The Asahi Shimbun. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Take Station.

* Official website (archived from the original on 6 March 2016) (in Japanese)

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Stations of the JR West Sankō Line

* Gōtsu
* Gōtsuhommachi
* Chigane
* Kawahira
* Kawado
* Tazu
* Iwami-Kawagoe
* Shikaga
* Inbara
* Iwami Kawamoto
* Kirohara
* Take
* Onbara
* Iwami-Yanaze
* Akatsuka
* Kasubuchi
* Hamahara
* Sawadani
* Ushio
* Iwami-Matsubara
* Iwami Tsuga
* Uzui
* Ikawashi
* Kuchiba
* Gōbira
* Sakugiguchi
* Kōyodo
* Shikijiki
* Nobuki
* Tokorogi
* Funasa
* Nagatani
* Awaya
* Ozekiyama
* Miyoshi

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