Minami-Arao Station (南荒尾駅, Minami-Arao-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Minami-Arao Station 南荒尾駅 | |||||
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 Minami Station in 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°57′57″N 130°25′58″E / 32.9658°N 130.4328°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, | ||||
| Distance | 154.8 km from Mojikō | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 May 1950 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 407 daily | ||||
| Rank | 266th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||
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Lines edit
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 edit
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]
Adjacent stations edit
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
| Arao | Local | Nagasu | ||
| Arao | Rapid | Nagasu | ||
Layout edit
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[3]
History edit
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 edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 407 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 266th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
References edit
- ^ "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 c 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（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links edit
- Minami-Arao Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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