is a railway station on the

Tadami Line The is a scenic railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aizu-Wakamatsu Station at Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture with Koide Station at Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture. The line opened in discon ...

in the town of Kaneyama, Ōnuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Aizu-Kawaguchi Station is served by the

, and is located 60.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Aizu-Kawaguchi Station has a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed. File:Aidukawaguchi Railway Station in Japan.jpg, Platform (March 2007)

Platforms

History

Aizu-Kawaguchi Station opened on September 20, 1956, as the terminus of an extension of the eastern section of the Tadami Line from the previous terminus at . In 1963, the line was extended from Aizu-Kawaguchi to a new terminus at . The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on April 1, 1987. Due to damage caused by torrential rainfall on July 30, 2011, services between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami stations were replaced by a provisional bus service. The closed section resumed operations on 1 October 2022.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 57 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Numazawa Lake *Kaneyama Town Hall *Kawaguchi Post Office *

Tadami River The is a major tributary of the Agano River in Japan. Its basin covers and its main stem is extensively regulated and developed for hydroelectric power. The river is located within Niigata, Gunma and Fukushima Prefectures. Dams Starting from ...

* *

Bus routes

Aizu Bus is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. The princ ...

**For Oashi via Showa OnsenTransfer onto Kaneko Kanko Bus bound for

Aizu-Tajima Station is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the town of Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway. It is the terminus for all EMU through services from the Yagan Railway, as the se ...

at this bus stop

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Tadami Line Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture Tadami Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1956 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Kaneyama, Fukushima