Araimachi Station (新居町駅, Araimachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
CA38 Araimachi Station 新居駅 | |||||
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 JR Araimachi Station in 2021 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Araichō-Arai, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°41′39″N 137°34′07″E / 34.69417°N 137.56861°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) |  Tokaido Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 272.9 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | CA38 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | January 10, 1915 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 2252 daily | ||||
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Lines
editAraimachi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 272.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
editThe station has a side platform serving Track 1, and an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | Varies |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Toyohashi, Nagoya, Ogaki and Maibara |
| 3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, and Numazu |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Bentenjima | Special Rapid | Washizu | ||
| Bentenjima | New Rapid | Washizu | ||
| Bentenjima | Local | Washizu | ||
History
editOn September 1, 1888, the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. Araimachi Station was established on January 10, 1915, for both passenger service and freight. Freight service was discontinued on April 26, 1971.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Araimachi Station was assigned station number CA38.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2252 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)