Satsuma Ohkawa Station

Railway station in Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
31°56′58″N 130°13′09″E / 31.9494649°N 130.2191016°E / 31.9494649; 130.2191016[1]Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.Line(s)Hisatsu Orange RailwayDistance
  • 95.7 km from Yatsushiro
  • 3.5 km from Ushinohama[2]
Platforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationWebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)HistoryOpened15 December 1936; 87 years ago (1936-12-15)Original companyJapanese Government Railways

Satsuma Ohkawa Station (薩摩大川駅, Satsuma Ōkawa-eki)[note 1] is a train station in Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Station layout

The station consists of two platforms at street level. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Ushinohama – Nishikata
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

Gallery

  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of station platforms
    View of station platforms

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The official Hisatsu Orange Railway site, platform signage, and station guides list the Romanised spelling as Satsuma Ohkawa, though Satsuma Ōkawa is also common usage.

References

  1. ^ "Node: Satsuma-Okawa (1931354149)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "薩摩大川駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "薩摩大川駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. ^ "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.

External links

  • Media related to Satsuma-Ōkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
  • Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide