Akeno Station
# 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.

## 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
