Satsuma Ohkawa Station

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]

Satsuma Ohkawa Station[note 1] 薩摩大川駅 さつまおおかわ
Station building in 2007
Location	Akune Kagoshima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	31.9494649°N 130.2191016°E[1]
Operated by	Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance	95.7 km from Yatsushiro 3.5 km from Ushinohama[2]
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

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
• 
  View of station platforms

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes

1. 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. "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