Aratano Station

Railway station in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

33°50′48″N 134°36′00″E / 33.8468°N 134.6°E / 33.8468; 134.6Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Mugi Line Distance36.2 km from TokushimaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - platform accessed by rampOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeM16HistoryOpened27 June 1937 (1937-06-27)PassengersFY2019108

Location
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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]

Lines

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]

Layout

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.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Limited Express Services
Kuwano	Muroto (some trains)	Yuki
Mugi Line
Kuwano	Local	Awa-Fukui

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 108 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

Anan City Shinnohigashi Elementary School
Tokushima Prefectural Anan Hikari High School Shinno Campus
Byōdō-ji

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "新野" [Aratano Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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.