Satsuma Ohkawa Station
 Station building in 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Akune Kagoshima Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 31°56′58″N 130°13′09″E / 31.9494649°N 130.2191016°E[1] |
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Line(s) | Hisatsu Orange Railway |
| Distance |
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| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official (in Japanese) |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 December 1936 |
| Original company | Japanese 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[edit]
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[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Ushinohama | – | Nishikata | ||
| Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Gallery[edit]
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Station sign -
View of station platforms
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "Node: Satsuma-Okawa (1931354149)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "薩摩大川駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
External links[edit]
Media related to Satsuma-Ōkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide
