Araimachi Station
{{short description|Railway station in Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRCSN|CA|38|size=50}}
Araimachi Station
| native_name = 新居駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Araimachi-STA.jpg
| alt =
| caption = JR Araimachi Station in 2021
| other_name =
| style = JR Central
| address = Araichō-Arai, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka-ken
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34|41|39|N|137|34|07|E|display=inline, title|region:JP_type:railwaystation}}
| operator = 20px JR Central
| line = 18px Tokaido Main Line
| distance = 272.9 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform
| connections =
| structure =
| code = CA38
| status = Staffed
| website = {{Official|1=https://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/shizuoka/araimachi/index.html}}
| opened = January 10, 1915
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 3,430 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://company.jr-central.co.jp/others/barrier-free/_pdf/2023-02.pdf |publisher=JR Central |language=ja |access-date=17 March 2025}}
| pass_year = 2023–2024
| map_type = Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Araimachi Station
}}
{{nihongo|Araimachi Station|新居町駅|Araimachi-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Lines
Araimachi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 272.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
The station has a side platform serving Track 1, and an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
=Platforms=
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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=orange|dir=For {{STN|Hamamatsu|x}}, {{STN|Shizuoka|x}}, and {{STN|Numazu|x}}}}
Adjacent stations
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{{j-rserv|service=New Rapid|previous=Bentenjima|next=Washizu|col=orange}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|previous=Bentenjima|next=Washizu|col=black}}
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History
On September 1, 1888, the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. Araimachi Station was established on January 10, 1915, for both passenger service and freight. Freight service was discontinued on April 26, 1971.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Araimachi Station was assigned station number CA38.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します |trans-title=Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations |url=https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=jr-central.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 |trans-title=JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines |url=https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2252 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf|script-title=ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)|year= 2018|publisher= Shizuoka Prefecture|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 5 July 2019}}
Surrounding area
See also
References
{{reflist}}
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) {{ISBN|4-87687-234-1}}.{{in lang|ja}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|1=https://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/shizuoka/araimachi/index.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Central)}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915
Category:Railway stations in Shizuoka Prefecture