Araki Station (Chiba)

Araki Station (新木駅, Araki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Araki Station 新木駅
Araki Station south entrance in July, 2022
General information
Location	Araki, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1112 Japan
Coordinates	35°51′41.51″N 140°06′24.91″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Narita Line
Distance	8.9 from Abiko
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1958
Passengers
FY2019	2871 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kohoku towards Abiko Narita Line Abiko branch Fusa towards Narita
Location Araki Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Araki Station Araki Station (Japan)

Lines

Araki Station is served by the 32.9 km Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line, and lies 8.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Abiko Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The elevated station building is built on a cantilever above and across the platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Narita Line	for Narita, Abiko, and Ueno
2	■ Narita Line	for Abiko and Ueno

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  Platform in May, 2021
• 
  North Exit in July, 2022
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  Ticket Gates in July, 2022

History

Araki Station opened on April 1, 1958. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2871 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• National Route 356
• Fusa Minami Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Araki Station (Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)