Arahama Station 荒浜駅
Arahama Station building in June 2010
General information
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 / 37.4047; 138.6018
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	6.6 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	unattended
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 June 1915
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nishi-Nakadōri towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Kariwa towards Niigata
Location
Arahama Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Arahama Station Arahama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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).

Lines

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.