Arai Station (Niigata)


Arai Station is a railway station in the city of Myōkō, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Arai Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from to, and is located 21.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 58.3 kilometers from. Two return Shirayuki limited express services and two limited-stop "Rapid" services operate daily between Arai and.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Arai Station opened on 15 August 1886. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
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. From this date, Arai 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 973 passengers daily.

Surrounding area