Minami-Arao Station
32°57′57″N 130°25′58″E / 32.9658°N 130.4328°E / 32.9658; 130.4328
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Arao towards Kagoshima | Kagoshima Main Line | Nagasu towards Mojikō |
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Minami-Arao Station (南荒尾駅, Minami-Arao-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 154.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3] Both local and rapid services on the line stop at the station.
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a simple steel and glass structure which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting room, an automatic ticket vending machine and a Sugoca card reader. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
Platforms
1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana and Kumamoto |
2 | ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line | for Ōmuta, Kurume and Tosu |
History
Japanese National Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 May 1950 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 284 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 283rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
- Arao Municipal Ariake Elementary School
- Arao Tidal Flats Waterfowl and Wetlands Center
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "南荒尾" [Minami-Arao]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 18, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "南荒尾駅に訪問" [Visit to Minami Arao Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 682. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Minami-Arao Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Minami-Arao Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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