is a passenger railway station located in the city of Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 154.8 km from the starting point of the line at . Both local and rapid services on the line stop at the station.
Layout The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a simple steel and glass structure which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting room, an automatic ticket vending machine and a Sugoca card reader. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
Platforms
History Japanese National Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 May 1950 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 284 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 283rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area Arao Municipal Ariake Elementary School Arao Tidal Flats Waterfowl and Wetlands Center
References
External links
Minami-Arao Station (JR Kyushu)