Arato Station

Arato Station
荒砥駅

Arato Station in March 2007
Location Ōaza Arato-kō, Shirataka, Nishiokitama, Yamagata
(山形県西置賜郡白鷹町大字荒砥甲)
Japan
Coordinates 38°11′17″N 140°05′51″E / 38.188058°N 140.0975°E / 38.188058; 140.0975Coordinates: 38°11′17″N 140°05′51″E / 38.188058°N 140.0975°E / 38.188058; 140.0975
Operated by Yamagata Railway
Line(s) Flower Nagai Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1923

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

Lines

Arato Station is a terminal station 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 became a station on the Yamagata Railway from 25 October 1988.

Surrounding area

External links

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