The is a third-sector Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Tochigi and

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prefectural governments. It operates a single railway line, the . The name of the line comes from the

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characters of the ancient

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of (now Tochigi Prefecture) and (now Fukushima Prefecture).

Aizu Kinugawa Line

TB Nikko, Kinugawa, Aidu-Kinugawa, Aidu Line

The is a 30.7 kilometre

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

line from Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi to Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station

Minamiaizu, Fukushima is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,158 in 6,575 households, and a population density of 17 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Minamiaizu is located in the m ...

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. Its nickname is the . The name of the line comes from the

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area at the northern end and the

Kinugawa Onsen is a hot spring resort in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The place is named after the Kinugawa River (literally "angry demon river"), which flows through it. History Two hours by train from Tokyo, hot springs were first found in the area i ...

hot spring resort area at the southern end.

History

The construction began as a part of the Japan Railway Construction Corporation. It was taken over by Yagan Railway. *9 October 1986: Starts operations. *12 October 1990: Direct service onto Aizu-Tajima Station on Aizu Railway Aizu Line begins. *18 March 2006: The nickname Hot Spa. Line debuts.

Stations

*Limited Express Revaty Aizu ''(リバティ会津)'' is a Limited Express service operated by Tobu Railway. Reserved seats cost 380 yen on the Aizu-Kinugawa Line. However, there is in a case of passengers do not have to purchase the Express Ticket for reserving the seats if you get on and off at stations in between

Kinugawaonsen 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 ...

and

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 secti ...

.Passengers must offer your seats to other passengers who have Express Tickets. When crowded, passengers may not sit any seat. *Aizu Mount Express ''(Aizuマウントエクスプレス)'' is operated by Aizu Railway. Passengers can ride on the trains without an additional ticket. *Ozatoro Tenbo Ressha Yu-Meguri ''(お座トロ展望列車湯めぐり号)'' is operated by Aizu Railway. Reserved seats cost 320 yen.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

External links

Official Website(Ja)
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