Satsuma Ohkawa Station

Satsuma Ohkawa Station[note 1]

  • 薩摩大川駅
  • さつまおおかわ
Station building in 2007
Satsuma Ohkawa Station building in 2007
General information
LocationOkawa, Akune-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-1741
Japan
Coordinates31°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 Railway
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened15 December 1936 (1936-12-15)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Location
Satsuma Ohkawa Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma Ohkawa Station
Satsuma Ohkawa Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma Ohkawa Station is located in Japan
Satsuma Ohkawa Station
Satsuma Ohkawa Station
Satsuma Ohkawa Station (Japan)
Map


Satsuma Ohkawa Station (薩摩大川駅, Satsuma Ōkawa-eki)[note 1] is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[5][6] It is located 95.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms and two tracks. It is an unattended station, with a two-story station building made of concrete blocks. Because the tracks are located on a higher level, the second floor of the station building is a waiting room facing the platform. Because the switch on the river side is inside a tunnel, the tunnel entrance is double track and the exit (towards Kawauchi) is single track, which is unusual.

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Sendai
1 ■ ■Hisatsu Orange Railway for Akune, Izumi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of station platforms
    View of station platforms

Adjacent stations

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

History

Satsuma Ohkawa Station was opened on 15 December 1936 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 13 people. [7]

Surrounding area

  • National Route 3
  • Akune City Okawa Elementary School
  • Akune City Hall Okawa Branch Office

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b On 1 October 2019 the official Hisatsu Orange Railway site, platform signage, and station guides were changed to list the Romanised spelling Satsuma Ōkawa, although the previously romanization of Satsuma Ohkawa, remains in 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 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "薩摩大川駅" [Satsuma Ohkawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  6. ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  7. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.