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 (14 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 instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[6].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[7].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[8].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as Q123141293^[9].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[10].
• Arai Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[11].
• Arai Station's connecting line is recorded as Myōkō Haneuma Line^[12].
• Arai Station's founder is recorded as Ministry of Communications^[13].
• Arai Station's maintained by is recorded as Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[14].
• Arai Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[15].
• Arai Station is owned by Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[16].
• Arai Station is operated by Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[17].
• Arai Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[18].
• Arai Station's adjacent station is recorded as Nihongi Station^[19].
• Arai Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kita-Arai Station^[20].
• Arai Station's station code is recorded as ライ^[21].
• Arai Station's station code is recorded as ラヰ^[22].
• Arai Station's Commons category is recorded as Arai Station (Niigata)^[23].
• August 15, 1886 marks the founding of Arai Station^[24].
• Arai Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.0268, 'longitude': 138.25826111111112}^[25].
• Arai Station's official website is recorded as https://www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/guide/haneuma-line/#arai^[26].
• Arai Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[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^[5], railway station above ground^[6], Q121844395^[7], overtaking station^[8], Q123141293^[9], and Q123025722^[10].

History and Context

August 15, 1886 marks the founding of Arai Station^[24]. Owners include Japan Freight Railway Company^[15], a rail company (Japan)^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1987^[30], headquartered in Sendagaya^[31] and Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[16], 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 (14 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 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]