Araya Station (Akita)
Araya Station 新屋駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 9-33 Arayaōgimachi, Akita-shi, Akita-ken, 010-1637 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°40′37.47″N 140°5′14.46″E / 39.6770750°N 140.0873500°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 265.7 kilometers from Niitsu | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | February 22, 1920 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2018 | 921 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Araya Station (新屋駅, Araya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.
Lines
[edit]Araya Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 265.7 kilometres (165.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has a single island platform connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Akita |
2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Ugo-Honjō and Sakata |
History
[edit]Araya Station opened on February 22, 1920.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 921 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 1,092[3] |
2005 | 1,008[4] |
2010 | 938[5] |
2015 | 878[6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts
- Akita Prefectural Araya High School
- Akita City West Area Public Hall
- Akita Omoriyama Zoo
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 135. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
External links
[edit]Media related to Araya Station (Akita) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)