Gōtsu Station | |
Native Name: | 江津駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 926 Gōtsu-chō, Gōtsu-shi, Shimane-ken 695-0011 |
Country: | Japan |
Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
Line: | San'in Main Line |
Distance: | 454.3km (282.3miles) from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 3 |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Structure: | Ground level |
Status: | Staffed |
Former: | Iwami-Gōtsu (until June 1970) |
Passengers: | 253 |
Pass Year: | FY2020 |
Map Type: | Japan Shimane Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Gōtsu Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Gōtsu Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 454.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . 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]
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. The station is staffed.
The station opened on 25 December 1920, originally named .[3] It was renamed simply Gōtsu Station on 1 June 1970.[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]
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 253 passengers daily.[6]