Akune Station

Akune Station (阿久根駅, Akune-eki) 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]

Akune Station 阿久根駅 あくね
Station building in 2014
Location	Akune Kagoshima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	32.0231100°N 130.1961777°E[1]
Operated by	Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance	86.2 km from Yatsushiro 5.5 km from Origuchi[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Website	Official (in Japanese)
History
Opened	15 October 1922
Original company	Japanese Government Railways

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
Origuchi		–	Ushinohama
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

Gallery

• 
  Station sign
• 
  View of platforms
• 
  Station building with ticket machines

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Way: Akune (333374851)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
2. "阿久根駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
3. "阿久根駅　各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
4. "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
5. "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.

External links

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