The Asahi Shimbun, 4/1/18:
Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service
GOTSU, Shimane Prefecture--Thousands of train buffs and one wild boar caused chaos on the final day of operations of an 88-year-old railway running along a river in the mountainside of the Chugoku region.
West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) closed down the 108.1-kilometer Sanko Line for good on March 31 because of dwindling passenger numbers.
The railway linked Gotsu, a city on the Sea of Japan side in Shimane Prefecture, with Miyoshi, a city in a mountainous area in Hiroshima Prefecture. The single track line was set up along the Gonokawa river, and it never did go electric.