Arahama Station
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LocationShomyo-ji, Kariwa-mura, Kariwa-gun, Niigata-ken 945-0317
Operated by
East Japan Railway Company
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East Japan Railway CompanyLine(s)■ Echigo Line
Arahama Station 荒浜駅 | |||||||||||
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 Arahama Station building in June 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shomyo-ji, Kariwa-mura, Kariwa-gun, Niigata-ken 945-0317 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°24′17″N 138°36′06″E / 37.4047°N 138.6018°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | East Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.6 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | unattended | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 June 1915 | ||||||||||
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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 is served by the Echigo Line and is 6.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
Station layout
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
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.
