Arisa Station

Arisa Station (有佐駅, Arisa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Arisa Station 有佐駅
Arisa Station in 2014
General information
Location	151-2, Arisa, Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-4212 Japan
Coordinates	32°33′45.87″N 130°40′13.72″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 November 1896 (1896-11-21)
Passengers
FY2020	723 daily
Rank	179th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Senchō towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Ogawa towards Mojikō
Location Arisa Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Arisa Station Arisa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 223.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko. ^[3]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an overpass. The station building is on the east side, but there is an underground passage on the uphill side, so it is possible to go to the west side as well. The station is unattended.^[2][3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Shin-Yatsushiro and Yatsushiro
2, 3	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kumamoto

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  Tracks and footbridge
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  Signage

History

Arisa Station was opened on 21 November 1896 as a station on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. After the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 723 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 179th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Surrounding area

• Yatsushiro Municipal Kagami Elementary School
• Kumamoto Prefectural Yatsushiro Agricultural High School

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "有佐駅" [Arisa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
3. 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Arisa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)