Ariake Station (Nagano)

Ariake Station (有明駅, Ariake-eki) is a train station in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Ōito Line31 Ariake Station 有明駅
Ariake Station in August 2008
Location	2261 Hotaka-Kitahotaka, Azumino-shi, Nagano-ken 399-8302 Japan
Coordinates	36°21′30.978″N 137°52′42.98″E
Elevation	539.3 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	18.4 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	31
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 August 1915
Passengers
FY2015	243
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Azumi-Oiwake One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Hotaka 32 toward Matsumoto Azumi-Oiwake 30 toward Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local
Location
Ariake Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Ariake Station Ariake Station (Japan)

Lines

Ariake Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 18.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving a two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Ōito Line	for Hotaka and Matsumoto
2	■ Ōito Line	for Toyoshina, Shinano-Ōmachi and Minami-Otari

History

Ariake Station opened on 8 August 1915.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 777 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 147
• Takasegwa River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 9784784071647.
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 5 July 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)