Arai Station

Summary

Arai Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #179 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arai Station is located in Myōkō^[3].
• Arai Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Arai Station's image is recorded as Echigo TOKImeki Railway Myoko Haneuma Line Arai Station Platform.jpg^[5].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[8].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[9].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as Q123141293^[10].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[11].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[12].
• Arai Station's connecting line is recorded as Myōkō Haneuma Line^[13].
• Arai Station's founder is recorded as Ministry of Communications^[14].
• Arai Station's maintained by is recorded as Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[15].
• Arai Station's owned by is recorded as Japan Freight Railway Company^[16].
• Arai Station's owned by is recorded as Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[17].
• Arai Station's operator is recorded as Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[18].
• Arai Station's operator is recorded as Japan Freight Railway Company^[19].
• Arai Station's adjacent station is recorded as Nihongi Station^[20].
• Arai Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kita-Arai Station^[21].
• Arai Station's station code is recorded as ライ^[22].
• Arai Station's station code is recorded as ラヰ^[23].
• Arai Station's Commons category is recorded as Arai Station (Niigata)^[24].
• Arai Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[25].
• +1886-08-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Arai Station^[26].
• Arai Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.0268, 'lon': 138.25826111111112}^[27].

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Geography

Arai Station is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Myōkō^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], Q121844395^[8], overtaking station^[9], Q123141293^[10], and Q123025722^[11].

History and Context

+1886-08-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Arai Station^[26]. Owners include Japan Freight Railway Company^[16], a rail company (Japan)^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1987^[30], headquartered in Sendagaya^[31] and Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[17], a third sector railways^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 2010^[34], headquartered in Naoetsu Station^[35].

Why It Matters

Arai Station ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #179 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]