Akechi Station (Ena)

Akechi Station (明智駅, Akechi-eki) is a train station in the city of Ena, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Third-sector railway operator Akechi Railway.

Akechi Station 明智駅
Akechi Station in March 2007
General information
Location	Akechi-cho, Ena, Gifu-ken 509-7731 Japan
Coordinates	35°18′22″N 137°23′15″E
Operated by	Akechi Railway
Line(s)	■ Akechi Line
Distance	25.1 km from Ena
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	March 20, 1956
Location Akechi Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Akechi Station Akechi Station (Japan)

Lines

Akechi Station is a terminal station on the Akechi Line, and is located 25.1 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ena.

Station layout

Akechi Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Akechi Railway
Akechi Line
Noshi		Local		Terminus
Yamaoka		Rapid (up only)		Terminus
Yamaoka		Express Taishō Roman Gō		Terminus

History

Akechi Station opened on June 24, 1934, as Akechi Station (明知駅). The kanji in the station name was changed to its present version on November 16, 1985.

Surrounding area

• Taisho-mura
• Akechi Elementary School
• Akechi Junior High School
• Akechi castle

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Akechi Station (Ena) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)