Aratano Station
# Aratano Station

Aratano Station (新野駅, Aratano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M16".

## Lines

Aratano Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 32.6 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima. Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, some trains of the Muroto limited express service between Mugi and Tokushima also stop at the station.

## Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the platform is by means of a ramp from the station building.

* A view of the station platform and track. The ramp from the station building can be seen on the right.

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| JR Limited Express Services |||||
| Kuwano | Muroto (some trains) | Yuki |
| Mugi Line |||||
| Kuwano | Local | Awa-Fukui |

## History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Aratano Station on 27 June 1937 as an intermediate station when the Mugi Line was extended southwards from Kuwano to Awa-Fukui. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the Station.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 108 passengers daily

## Surrounding area

* Anan City Shinnohigashi Elementary School
* Tokushima Prefectural Anan Hikari High School Shinno Campus
* Byōdō-ji
