Aratano_Station
Aratano Station
Railway station in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Aratano Station (新野駅, Aratano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M16".[1][2]
Aratano Station 新野駅 | |||||
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Aratano Station in September 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aratanocho, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-1510 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33.8468°N 134.6°E / 33.8468; 134.6 | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Mugi Line | ||||
| Distance | 36.2 km from Tokushima | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - platform accessed by ramp | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | M16 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 27 June 1937 (1937-06-27) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 108 | ||||
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Aratano Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 32.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, some trains of the Muroto limited express service between Mugi and Tokushima also stop at the station.[4]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the platform is by means of a ramp from the station building.[2][3][5]
- A view of the station platform and track. The ramp from the station building can be seen on the right.
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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Aratano Station on 27 June 1937 as an intermediate station when the Mugi Line was extended southwards from Kuwano to Awa-Fukui. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the Station.[6][7]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 108 passengers daily[8]
- Anan City Shinnohigashi Elementary School
- Tokushima Prefectural Anan Hikari High School Shinno Campus
- Byōdō-ji
- "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 41, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
- "Aratano Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "新野駅" [Aratano Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 661. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 令和３年版 阿南市統計書 [Reiwa 3rd Year Edition Anan City Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Anan city. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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