Akeno Station

Akeno Station (明野駅, Akeno-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Akeno Station 明野駅
Akeno Station in 2008
General information
Location	5285-1 Akeno, Obata-cho, Ise-shi, Mie-ken 519-0501 Japan
Coordinates	34.5214°N 136.6691°E / 34.5214; 136.6691
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Yamada Line
Distance	22.4  km from Ise-Nakagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	M70
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 27, 1930
Passengers
FY2019	1149 daily
Location Akeno Station Location within Mie Prefecture Akeno Station Akeno Station (Japan)

Lines

Akeno Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 22.4 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ujiyamada Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms , connected by an underpass crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Yamada Line	for Ujiyamada, Toba and Kashikojima
2	■ Yamada Line	for Ise-Nakagawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yamada Line
Myōjō		Local		Obata

History

Akeno Station opened on March 27, 1930, as a station on the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway. On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Kyuko Railway's Yamada Line. This line, in turn, was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu. A new station building was completed in March 1992.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1149 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Akeno High School
• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Aviation School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Akeno Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kintetsu: Akeno Station(in Japanese)