Arayashimmachi Station

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
Arayashimmachi Station in April 2006
Location182-5 Arayashinmachi, Hachimantai-shi, Iwate-ken 028-7534
Japan
Coordinates40°5′52.1″N 141°2′56.9″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Hanawa Line
Distance37.6 km from Kōma
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori-no-madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 30, 1927
Passengers
FY201560 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Yokoma
toward Ōdate
 Hanawa Line Koyanohata
toward Morioka
Location
Arayashimmachi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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]

Station layout

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

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 60 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • former Ashiro village hall
  • Hachimantai City Museum
  • Arai Post Office

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 504. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 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.
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