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Minami-Arao Station 南荒尾駅
Minami Station in 2007
General information
Location	Masunaga, Arao-shi, Kumamoto-ken 864-0032 Japan
Coordinates	32°57′57″N 130°25′58″E / 32.9658°N 130.4328°E / 32.9658; 130.4328
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance	154.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 May 1950 (1950-05-01)
Passengers
FY2020	294 daily
Rank	283th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Araotowards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Nagasutowards Mojikō
Location Minami-Arao StationLocation within Fukuoka PrefectureShow map of Fukuoka PrefectureMinami-Arao StationMinami-Arao Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Minami-Arao Station (南荒尾駅, Minami-Arao-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 154.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko. Both local and rapid services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a simple steel and glass structure which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting room, an automatic ticket vending machine and a Sugoca card reader. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Japanese National Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 May 1950 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 284 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 283rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

• Arao Municipal Ariake Elementary School
• Arao Tidal Flats Waterfowl and Wetlands Center

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. ^ "南荒尾" [Minami-Arao]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 18, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "南荒尾駅に訪問" [Visit to Minami Arao Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 682. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Minami-Arao Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Minami-Arao Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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