title: Arao Station (Gifu)
text: # Arao Station (Gifu)
  
  Arao Station (荒尾駅, Arao-eki) is a train station in the city of Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Arao Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line (Mino-Akasaka Branch Line), and is located 3.4 from the start of the spur line at Ōgaki and 413.4 rail kilometers from Tokyo.
  
  ## Layout
  
  Arao Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Central Japan Railway Company |||||
  | Mino-Akasaka Branch Line |||||
  | Ōgaki | Ōgaki | - | Mino-Akasaka | Mino-Akasaka |
  
  ## History
  
  Arao Station opened on December 1, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Mikubi Jinja
  * National Route 21
  