Arisa Station

Location
	Arisa Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Arisa Station Arisa Station (Japan)

Arisa Station

有佐駅
; 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 / 32.5627417°N 130.6704778°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
Passengers
FY2020	723 daily
Rank	179th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
Location
	Arisa Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Arisa Station Arisa Station (Japan)

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]

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

Tracks and footbridge
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]

Surrounding area

Yatsushiro Municipal Kagami Elementary School
Kumamoto Prefectural Yatsushiro Agricultural High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "有佐駅" [Arisa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "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)

[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] "有佐駅" [Arisa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[kawashima-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.

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