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Arato Station

Coordinates: 38°11′17″N 140°05′51″E / 38.188058°N 140.0975°E / 38.188058; 140.0975
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Arato Station

荒砥駅
Arato Station in March 2007
General information
LocationŌaza Arato-kō, Shirataka, Nishiokitama, Yamagata
(山形県西置賜郡白鷹町大字荒砥甲)
Japan
Coordinates38°11′17″N 140°05′51″E / 38.188058°N 140.0975°E / 38.188058; 140.0975
Operated byYamagata Railway
Line(s)Flower Nagai Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1923

Arato Station (荒砥駅, Arato eki) is a railway station in Shirataka, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the Yamagata Railway.

Lines

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Arato Station is the terminus on the Flower Nagai Line, and is located 30.5 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Akayu Station.[citation needed]

Station layout

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Arato Station has a single side platform.[citation needed]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Flower Nagai Line
Shikinosato   Local   Terminus

History

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Arato Station opened on 22 April 1923. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, and came under the control of the Yamagata Railway from 25 October 1988.[1]

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ "長井線の歴史" [History of the Nagai Line]. flower-liner.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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