Sankō Line

former railway line in Japan which connected Gōtsu and Miyoshi
Place abandoned_railway Q899080
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Sankō Line

Summary

Sankō Line is an abandoned railway[1]. It draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (abandoned_railway category, ranking #8 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sankō Line is located in Shimane Prefecture[3].
  • Sankō Line is located in Hiroshima Prefecture[4].
  • Sankō Line is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Sankō Line's instance of is recorded as abandoned railway[6].
  • Sankō Line's founder is recorded as Japanese National Railways[7].
  • Sankō Line is owned by West Japan Railway Company[8].
  • Sankō Line is operated by West Japan Railway Company[9].
  • Miyoshi Station is named after Sankō Line[10].
  • Gōtsu Station is named after Sankō Line[11].
  • Sankō Line's Commons category is recorded as Sankō Line[12].
  • Sankō Line's terminus is recorded as Gōtsu Station[13].
  • Sankō Line's terminus is recorded as Miyoshi Station[14].
  • August 31, 1975 marks the founding of Sankō Line[15].
  • Sankō Line was dissolved in April 1, 2018[16].
  • Sankō Line's type of electrification is recorded as non‐electrified railway system[17].
  • Sankō Line's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[18].
  • Sankō Line's topic has template is recorded as Template:Sankō Line[19].
  • Sankō Line's date of official opening is recorded as April 20, 1930[20].
  • Sankō Line's date of official opening is recorded as March 31, 1955[21].
  • Sankō Line's route number is recorded as F[22].
  • Sankō Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+108.1'}[23].
  • Sankō Line's connects with is recorded as Shimane Prefectural Road Route 40[24].
  • Sankō Line's connects with is recorded as Shimane Prefectural Road Route 41[25].
  • Sankō Line's connects with is recorded as San'in Main Line[26].
  • Sankō Line's connects with is recorded as Geibi Line[27].

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Geography

Sankō Line is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Shimane Prefecture[3], a prefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1871[30] and Hiroshima Prefecture[4], a prefecture of Japan[31], in Japan[32].

Physical Characteristics

Sankō Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+108.1'}[23].

Designation and Status

Sankō Line's instance of is recorded as abandoned railway[6].

History and Context

August 31, 1975 marks the founding of Sankō Line[15]. It is owned by West Japan Railway Company[8]. Things named after include Miyoshi Station[10], a railway station[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1930[35] and Gōtsu Station[11], a railway station[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1920[38].

Why It Matters

Sankō Line draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (abandoned_railway category, ranking #8 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . westjr.co.jp. westjr.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Japan
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    Terminus Gōtsu Station, Miyoshi Station
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