Ushinohama Station

Ushinohama Station (牛ノ浜駅, Ushinohama-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]

Ushinohama Station 牛ノ浜駅 うしのはま
Station building and overpass in 2007
Location	Akune Kagoshima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	31.9742794°N 130.2068384°E[1]
Operated by	Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance	92.2 km from Yatsushiro 6.0 km from Akune[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
Akune		–	Satsuma Ohkawa
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

Gallery

• 
  Station sign
• 
  View of station platforms
• 
  Series 100 train at platform

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Node: Ushinohama (1928524000)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
2. "牛ノ浜駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
3. "牛ノ浜駅　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. 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 Ushinohama Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
• Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide