Arahama Station (荒浜駅, Arahama-eki) is a train station in the village of Kariwa, Kariwa District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Arahama Station

荒浜駅
Station building
Arahama Station building in June 2010
General information
LocationShomyo-ji, Kariwa-mura, Kariwa-gun, Niigata-ken 945-0317
Coordinates37°24′17″N 138°36′06″E / 37.4047°N 138.6018°E / 37.4047; 138.6018
Operated by East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance6.6 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Statusunattended
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 June 1915
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nishi-Nakadōri
towards Kashiwazaki
Echigo Line Kariwa
towards Niigata
Location
Arahama Station is located in JR Echigo Line
Arahama Station
Arahama Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Arahama Station is located in Japan
Arahama Station
Arahama Station
Arahama Station (Japan)

Lines

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Arahama Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 6.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]

History

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Arahama Station opened on 15 June 1915.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 2008.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Suica>利用可能エリア>新潟エリア>拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ [1] JR East Station information
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