en Aizu-Arakai Station

Location
	Aizu-Arakai Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Aizu-Arakai Station Aizu-Arakai Station (Japan)

Aizu-Arakai Station

会津荒海駅
Aizu-Arakai Station; 会津荒海駅
	Aizu-Arakai Station in August 2006
General information
Location	527 Sekimoto Momoichi, Minamiaizu-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima-ken 967-0013; Japan
Coordinates	37°09′12″N 139°44′01″E / 37.1532°N 139.7336°E
Operated by	Aizu Railway
Line(s)	■Aizu Line
Distance	49.2 km from Nishi-Wakamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 December 1947
Previous names	Arakai (until 1987)
Services
Location
Location
	Aizu-Arakai Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Aizu-Arakai Station Aizu-Arakai Station (Japan)

Aizu-Arakai Station (会津荒海駅, Aizu-Arakai-eki) is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the town of Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway.

Lines

Aizu-Arakai Station is served by the Aizu Railway Aizu Line, and is located 49.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nishi-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

Aizu-Arakai Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Aizu Railway Aizu Line	for Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
2	■ Aizu Railway Aizu Line	for Aizu-Tajima, Nishi-Wakamatsu

History

The station opened on December 12, 1947, as Arakai Station (荒海駅). The station was transferred to the Aizu Railway on 16 July 1987 along of the rest of the line between Nishi-Wakamatsu and Aizukogen-Ozeguchi.^[1]