Ayame Kōen あやめ公園 → Arato 荒砥
Flower Nagai Line · Yamagata Railway
Route
Adult fare: ¥430 one-way E
From the operator's GTFS fare data. Children usually pay half; check the fare display.
8 direct trains on weekdays E
Trip
- Ayame Kōen あやめ公園
- Uzennarita 羽前成田
- Shirousagi 白兎
- Koguwa 蚕桑
- Ayukai 鮎貝
- Shikinosato 四季の郷
- Arato 荒砥StaffedWindow 10:00–17:00 (closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)P
Departures E
Timetable for Mon 2026-10-12: 8 direct trains, 18–19 min.
| Depart E | Arrive E | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 07:45 | 08:04 | 19 |
| 09:29 | 09:48 | 19 |
| 11:24 | 11:43 | 19 |
| 13:03 | 13:22 | 19 |
| 16:45 | 17:04 | 19 |
| 18:07 | 18:26 | 19 |
| 19:25 | 19:44 | 19 |
| 21:31 | 21:49 | 18 |
First train back 06:00, last train back 18:40 E
Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 8 direct trains, 18–19 min.
| Depart E | Arrive E | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 07:45 | 08:04 | 19 |
| 09:29 | 09:48 | 19 |
| 11:24 | 11:43 | 19 |
| 13:03 | 13:22 | 19 |
| 16:45 | 17:04 | 19 |
| 18:07 | 18:26 | 19 |
| 19:25 | 19:44 | 19 |
| 21:31 | 21:49 | 18 |
First train back 06:00, last train back 18:40 E
Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 8 direct trains, 18–19 min.
| Depart E | Arrive E | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 07:45 | 08:04 | 19 |
| 09:29 | 09:48 | 19 |
| 11:24 | 11:43 | 19 |
| 13:03 | 13:22 | 19 |
| 16:45 | 17:04 | 19 |
| 18:07 | 18:26 | 19 |
| 19:25 | 19:44 | 19 |
| 21:31 | 21:49 | 18 |
First train back 06:00, last train back 18:40 E
How to ride this train
1. Board at Ayame Kōen
- Have your cash, ticket or pass ready and wait on the platform behind the white line.
- Let passengers get off by the front door first, then board by the rear door (rear in the direction of travel).
- As you board, take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken). Commuter-pass holders do not need one.
- With a commuter pass or coupon ticket you may also board by the front door once everyone has got off.
2. On the train
One-man train: the driver drives and collects fares. Keep your ticket or 整理券 until you get off.
Get off at the station with this sign: Arato.
3. Get off at Arato (staffed)
- Get off by the front door, beside the driver.
- Put your fare together with your 整理券, or your ticket, into the fare box on the driver's side.
- If you use a commuter pass, always show it to the crew.
- Mobile tickets (QUICK RIDE app): show the ticket on your phone screen to the crew when you get off.
1. Board at Arato (staffed)
- Have your cash, ticket or pass ready and wait on the platform behind the white line.
- Let passengers get off by the front door first, then board by the rear door (rear in the direction of travel).
- As you board, take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken). Commuter-pass holders do not need one.
- With a commuter pass or coupon ticket you may also board by the front door once everyone has got off.
2. On the train
One-man train: the driver drives and collects fares. Keep your paper ticket until you get off.
Get off at the station with this sign: Ayame Kōen.
3. Get off at Ayame Kōen
- Get off by the front door, beside the driver.
- Put your fare together with your 整理券, or your ticket, into the fare box on the driver's side.
- If you use a commuter pass, always show it to the crew.
- Mobile tickets (QUICK RIDE app): show the ticket on your phone screen to the crew when you get off.
Signs and phrases
Take one when you board at an unstaffed station or stop. Keep it.
The board above the driver. Each number on it has an amount.
The box next to the driver. Put your fare in it when you get off.
The driver drives and also collects fares. Pay at the fare box or give the 整理券 and fare to the driver.
No staff member at the window. Use the unstaffed steps.
A staff member can check your ticket at the gate.
Buy your ticket here before you board, at stations that have one.
Change machine or window. Check whether the line gives change.
Suica, ICOCA, PASMO and similar cards. Many rural lines do not accept them.
A paper ticket for your journey. Hand it in when you get off.
Fare display
Holding ticket 3? Find number 3 on the 運賃表. Pay the amount shown next to it. The amounts go up as the train moves on.
Say this to the driver
この電車は荒砥駅に止まりますか？
Does this train stop at Arato?
荒砥駅で降ります。
I'm getting off at Arato.
荒砥駅までいくらですか？
How much is it to Arato?
Sources and checks
Timetable: yamagatatetsudo/flowerliner GTFS-JP, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-13. Fares and steps: Yamagata Railway pages checked 2026-10-09. Review status: draft, not yet reviewed.