Arimagawa Station Explained

Arimagawa Station
Native Name:有間川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1075 Hiranuma, Arimagawa, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-1702
Country:Japan
Operator: Echigo Tokimeki Railway
Line: Nihonkai Hisui Line
Distance:49.3 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:1 July 1947
Passengers:15
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Lines

Arimagawa Station is served by the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line, and is 49.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 343.8 kilometers from Maibara Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 July 1947. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies.[1] From this date, Arimagawa Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Osano. Kagetoshi . ja: 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 . Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen . Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 44. 371 . 28–33 . Kōtsū Shimbun . Japan . ja . March 2015.
  2. Web site: https://www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/company/conditions/. ja: 平成29年度の乗車状況(平成29年4月1日~平成30年3月31日)[各駅の1日平均乗車人員. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). 2018. Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company. Japan. ja. 14 September 2018.