Araki Station (Chiba)
# Araki Station (Chiba)

Araki Station (新木駅, Araki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Araki Station is served by the 32.9 km Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line, and lies 8.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Abiko Station.

## Layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The elevated station building is built on a cantilever above and across the platform. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Narita Line | for Narita, Abiko, and Ueno |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Narita Line | for Abiko and Ueno |

* Platform in May, 2021
* North Exit in July, 2022
* Ticket Gates in July, 2022

## History

Araki Station opened on April 1, 1958. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2871 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* National Route 356
* Fusa Minami Elementary School
