Araya Station (Akita)

Araya Station
新屋駅
Araya Station, June 2008
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Akita
Neighborhood etc. 9-33 Arayaōgimachi
Postal code010-1637
(in Japanese)秋田県秋田市新屋扇町9-33
History
Year opened 1920
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Statistics 936 passengers/day (FY2012)

Araya Station (新屋駅 Araya-eki) is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Araya Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 265.7 km from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

Araya Station has a single island platform serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 Uetsu Main Line for Akita
2 Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Sakata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Katsurane   Local   Ugo-Ushijima

History

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

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 936 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 1,092[3]
2005 1,008[4]
2010 938[5]
2011 952[6]
2012 936[2]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 25 October 2013.

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Coordinates: 39°40′37.47″N 140°5′14.46″E / 39.6770750°N 140.0873500°E