Iwami-Yanaze Station

Iwami Yanaze Station (石見簗瀬駅, Iwami Yanaze-eki) was a railway station in Misato, Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West).

Iwami Yanaze 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] 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.