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Arai Station (Niigata)

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.

Lines

Arai Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from to , and is located 21.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 58.3 kilometers from . Two return Shirayuki limited express services and two limited-stop "Rapid" services operate daily between Arai and .

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Arai Station opened on 15 August 1886. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to , 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. From this date, Arai Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Myoko City Office
  • Niigata Prefectural Arai High School

See also

References

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