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
General information
Location	Akune Kagoshima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	31.9494649°N 130.2191016°E / 31.9494649; 130.2191016[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; 85 years ago (1936-12-15)
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

Gallery

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  Station sign
• 
  View of station platforms

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes

References

External links

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