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Arato Station

荒砥駅
Arato Station in March 2007
General information
LocationŌaza Arato-kō, Shirataka, Nishiokitama, Yamagata
（山形県西置賜郡白鷹町大字荒砥甲）
Japan
Coordinates38°11′17″N 140°05′51″E / 38.188058°N 140.0975°E / 38.188058; 140.0975
Operated byYamagata Railway
Line(s)Flower Nagai Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1923

Arato Station (荒砥駅, Arato eki) is a railway station in Shirataka, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the Yamagata Railway.

Lines

Arato Station is the terminus on the Flower Nagai Line, and is located 30.5 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Akayu Station.

Station layout

Arato Station has a single side platform.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Flower Nagai Line
Shikinosato   Local   Terminus

History

Arato Station opened on 22 April 1923. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, and came under the control of the Yamagata Railway from 25 October 1988.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ "長井線の歴史" [History of the Nagai Line]. flower-liner.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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Stations of the Flower Nagai Line
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