Minami-Arao Station

Railway station in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

32°57′57″N 130°25′58″E / 32.9658°N 130.4328°E / 32.9658; 130.4328Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,Distance154.8 km from MojikōPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 May 1950 (1950-05-01)PassengersFY2020294 dailyRank283th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Arao towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Nagasu towards Mojikō

Location
Minami-Arao Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Minami-Arao Station Minami-Arao Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.