, is a third-sector Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments. It owns and operates its only line, the

Aizu Railway Aizu Line The is a long railway line from Nishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu to Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station in Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Japan. It is owned and operated by Aizu Railway. Services The train operation is controlled from Aizu-Tajima Stat ...

. The names of the company and the line are from the

Aizu 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 princip ...

area of Fukushima Prefecture that the line serves.

History

* June 22, 1984 - The Aizu line is opened by

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 ...

. * November 10, 1986 - Aizu Railway Co., Ltd. is established. * 1987: ** -Route name, new station name, company badge, etc. are determined. ** July 16 - East Japan Railway (JR East) to convert the Aizu line Aizusen opening . * April 27, 1988 - To-no-Hetsuri Station opens. * October 12, 1990 - 15.4 km of the line is electrified, between and . With this electrification, through services begin with the

Tobu Kinugawa Line The is a 16.2 km long Japanese railway line from Shimo-Imaichi Station to Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. At Shimo-Imaichi Station it connects with the Tob ...

Tobu Nikko Line is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

, and the

Tobu Isesaki Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture. The Isesaki Line can refer to the entire section between Asakusa ...

. * August 10, 1995 - Minami-Wakamatsu Station opens. * August 7, 1999 -

Amaya Station is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway.. Lines Amaya Station is served by the Aizu Line, and is located 7.8 rail kilometers from the official ...

was opened. * July 18, 2001 - Aizu-Sanson-Dojo Station opens. * 2002 ** March 23 - Aizu Mount Express begins operation. ** August 29 - Furusato-Koen Station opens. * March 1, 2005 - The express "Minamiaizu" was abolished. Aizu Mount Express starts direct operation to Kinugawa Onsen Station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line. * March 18, 2006 - Aizu Kogen Station was renamed to Aizu Kogen Ozeguchi Station. * 2009: ** April 18 - A concert is held outside Yunokami-Onsen station ** August 23-24 - Rokujizo Station temporarily opens. * August 23, 24, 2010- Ichinoseiroku Jizoson Station was temporarily opened, in the same location as Rokujizo station the previous year. This station would be opened every year until 2014. * 2012: ** March 17 - Aizu Mount Express begins direct operation to Tobu-Nikko Station. ** March 25-The Yume Tour begins operating to

Kinugawa-Onsen Station is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-56". Lines Kinugawa-Onsen Station is served by the Tobu Kinugawa Line, with direct services to and f ...

on the

. * April 21, 2017 - Tobu's limited express Liberty Aizu starts operations to Aizu-Tajima Station.

Ridership

References

Railway companies of Japan Rail transport in Fukushima Prefecture Japanese third-sector railway lines {{Japan-rail-company-stub

History

Ridership

See also

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