History
Akamine Station opened on 10 August 2003 with the inaugural Naha Airport–Shuri segment of the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail), the first rail line on Okinawa since World War II. At latitude 26°11′36″ N it is the southernmost railway station in Japan, taking that title from JR Kyushu's Nishi-Ōyama Station on the Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line. A commemorative monument marking the southernmost-station status was unveiled in the station plaza on 28 July 2004. OKICA contactless smart card support was added on 20 October 2014, and the ten major Japanese IC cards including Suica became usable from 10 March 2020. The southern end of the Naha Airport runway can be seen in the distance from the western end of the platform, and the Okinawan-dialect arrival announcement near the ticket gates pronounces the station name "Akanmi."
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-22.
Notes
At latitude 26°11′36″ N, Akamine — the second station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) — is the southernmost railway station in Japan, a title it took from JR Kyushu's Nishi-Ōyama Station when Yui Rail opened in 2003. A "southernmost station in Japan" monument stands in the station plaza.