Araya-Shinmachi_Station
Arayashimmachi Station
Railway station in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Arayashimmachi Station (荒屋新町駅, Arayashinmachi-eki) is a railway station on the Hanawa Line in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Arayashimmachi Station 荒屋新町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Arayashimmachi Station in April 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 182-5 Arayashinmachi, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7534 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°5′52.1″N 141°2′56.9″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hanawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.6 km from Kōma | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori-no-madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 30, 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 60 daily | ||||||||||
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Arayashimmachi Station is served by the 106.9 km Hanawa Line, and is located 37.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kōma.[1]
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori-no-madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hanawa Line | for Kazuno-Hanawa and Ōdate |
| 2 | ■ Hanawa Line | for Ōbuke and Morioka |
| 3 | ■ Hanawa Line | Passing loop |
Arayashimmachi Station opened on October 30, 1927, serving the village of Arasawa.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 60 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
- former Ashiro village hall
- Hachimantai City Museum
- Arai Post Office
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
