Arai Station (新井駅, Arai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Myōkō, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Arai Station 新井駅 | |||||
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 Arai Station in April 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1 Sakaecho, Myōkō-shi, Niigata-ken 944-0044 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 37°01′36″N 138°15′20″E / 37.02667°N 138.25556°E | ||||
| Operated by | |||||
| Line(s) | ■ Myoko Haneuma Line | ||||
| Distance | 21.0 kilometres (13.0 mi) from Myōkō-Kōgen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 August 1886 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 973 daily | ||||
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Lines
editArai Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from Myōkō-Kōgen to Naoetsu, and is located 21.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Myōkō-Kōgen and 58.3 kilometers from Nagano. Two return Shirayuki limited express services and two limited-stop "Rapid" services operate daily between Arai and Niigata.
Station layout
editThe station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
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The platforms in January 2010 -
The platforms in January 2010 -
Station interior, April 2019
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line | for Myōkō-Kōgen, Naoetsu, and Niigata |
| 2 | ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line | for Myōkō-Kōgen |
| 3 | ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line | for Myōkō-Kōgen, Naoetsu, and Niigata |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Myōkō Haneuma Line | ||||
| Terminus | Shirayuki | Jōetsumyōkō | ||
| Nihongi | Local | Kita-Arai | ||
History
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Arai Station opened on 15 August 1886.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies.[2] From this date, Arai Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
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- Myoko City Office
- Niigata Prefectural Arai High School[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 582. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Osano, Kagetoshi (March 2015). 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 [Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 28–33.
- ^ 平成29年度の乗車状況（平成29年4月1日～平成30年3月31日）［各駅の１日平均乗車人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ 新潟県立新井高等学校 [Niigata Prefectural Arai High School]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Prefectural Arai High School. 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
External links
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- Echigo Tokimeki Railway Station information (in Japanese)
- Timetable for Arai Station (in Japanese)