Minami-Arao Station

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
Minami Station in 2007
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°57′57″N 130°25′58″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance154.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1950 (1950-05-01)
Passengers
FY2016407 daily
Rank266th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Minami-Arao Station
Location within Japan

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]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
Arao Local Nagasu
Arao Rapid Nagasu

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[3]

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 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
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "南荒尾" [Minami-Arao]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 682. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. "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.


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