Satsuma Ohkawa Station

Satsuma Ohkawa Station (薩摩大川駅) 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.

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. It is located 95.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.

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.

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.

Surrounding area

 * Akune City Okawa Elementary School
 * Akune City Hall Okawa Branch Office
 * Akune City Hall Okawa Branch Office