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Araya Station is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).LinesAraya Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 265.7 km from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.HistoryAraya Station opened on February 22, 1920. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 936 passengers daily . The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.Surrounding area Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts Akita Prefectural Araya High School Akita City West Area Public HallAkita Omoriyama Zoo