Arai Station (Hyōgo)

Arai Station (荒井駅, Arai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Arai Station

荒井駅
Main entrance on the north side, May 2008
General information
Location20-22 Ōgimachi, Arai-chō, Takasago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 676-0016
Japan
Coordinates34.7578327°N 134.7938561°E / 34.7578327; 134.7938561
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance38.5 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
    Other information
    Station codeSY32
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
    Passengers
    FY20196597 (boarding only)
    Location
    Arai Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
    Arai Station
    Arai Station
    Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
    Arai Station is located in Japan
    Arai Station
    Arai Station
    Arai Station (Japan)

    Lines

    Arai Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line. Located between Takasago and Iho, it is 38.5 km from the starting point of the line at Nishidai.[1]

    Station layout

    The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms serving two tracks.[2] The station building is located on the north side of the station, and the platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

    Platforms

    south bound   Main Line for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
    north bound   Main Line for Sanyo Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

    Adjacent stations

    Service
    Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
    Takasago   Limited express (morning/evening)   Oshio
    Takasago   S Limited express   Iho
    Takasago   Local   Iho

    History

    The station opened on 19 August 1923.[1]

    Aftermath of the derailment

    Accidents

    On 12 February 2013, at around 15:50, a non-stop 6-car limited express service bound for Umeda collided with the rear end of a truck which had not completely cleared the level crossing to the west of the station. The first two cars of the train derailed and slid 170 m before hitting the edge of the station platform and coming to rest. 15 people were injured in the collision, including the train driver and truck driver.[3][4]

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 6597 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

    Surrounding area

    See also

    References

    1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
    2. Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 123. ISBN 9784343006745.
    3. "15 hurt in Japan train-truck collision". The Japan Times Online. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
    4. 列車脱線、乗客ら15人重軽傷=踏切で接触事故、ホームに乗り上げる-兵庫県警 [15 injured in train derailment]. Jiji.com (in Japanese). Japan: Jiji Press Ltd. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
    5. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
    6. Takasago Minami Senior High School official website. Retrieved 13 February 2013. (in Japanese)
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