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Nishi-Wakamatsu Station is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Nishi-Wakamatsu Station is located southwest of the center of Aizuwakamatsu. Lines Nishi-Wakam ...
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Aizuwakamatsu is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 118,159 in 50,365 households, and a population density of 310 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Aizuwakamatsu is located in the west ...
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Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station is a railway station in Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway. Lines Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station is served by the Aizu Railway Aizu Li ...
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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 ...
, Japan. It is owned and operated by Aizu Railway.


Services

The train operation is controlled from Aizu-Tajima Station. The electrified southern part goes beyond the Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi terminus onto the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line,
Tobu Railway 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
JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
all the way to
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
. The non-electrified northern part runs a diesel service beyond Nishi-Wakamatsu Station to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station on the JR East
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 discont ...
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Stations

* All stations are located in
Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...
. * Local trains stop at all stations. * Stations stopped at by all trains are marked "●". * Stations stopped at by some of the trains are marked "◆". * Limited Express train Revaty Aizu which goes to and departs from
Asakusa Station is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. It formed one terminus of the original subway line in Tokyo, now the Ginza Line. Station layout There is a connect ...
and does not stop at any stations on the Aizu Line except Aizu-Tajima and Aizukogen-Ozeguchi Station. *The service called Sightseeing Rapid, ''Open-car "torokko" ''Ozatoro Tenbō Ressha'' '', is operated by Aizu Railway and/or
Yagan Railway The is a third-sector Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Tochigi and Fukushima prefectural governments. It operates a single railway line, the . The name of the line comes from the kanji characters of the ancient ...
. Each separate train stops at different locations depending on its name. For example, Yu-Meguri(''湯めぐり''), which is operated by Yagan Railway runs from
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 ...
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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 ...
. As another example, Aizu Roman (''会津浪漫号''), which is operated by Aizu Railway runs between
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 ...
and Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. Reserving a seat on this train costs 320 yen (adult). You can choose one of three seat types (''Tatami'' and ''Kotatsu'', Open Car Truck,Opening windows service is carried out on service days excluding the winter Dome Car during which there are reclining seats). Passengers may purchase a ticket at stations where staff is present, or they may ask the train crew to sell them a ticket when they board the train.


History

The Aizu Line was constructed between 1927 and 1953 by 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) as part of a plan to build a direct line from Aizu-Wakamatsu to Tokyo. The Aizu line was the northern section, whilst the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line was to be the southern section. Despite the Kinugawa line connecting to the Aizu line in 1986, the Aizu Line was deemed an unprofitable secondary line and transferred to a company established by local governments in 1987. The Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi - Aizu-Tajima section was electrified at 1500 VDC in 1990 to facilitate through-running onto the Kinugawa line.


Timeline

* November 1, 1927: Nishi-Wakamatsu - Ashimomaki-Onsen section (10.5 km) opens * December 22, 1932: Ashimomaki-Onsen - Yunokami-Onsen section opens * December 27, 1934: Yunokami-Onsen - Aizu-Tajima section opens * December 12, 1947: Aizu-Tajima - Nanatsugatake-Tozanguchi section opens * November 8, 1953: Nanatsugatake-Tozanguchi - Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi * December 1, 1980: The 12.2 km deviation between Ashimomaki-Onsen and Yunokami-Onsen opens as part of the construction of the
Okawa Dam is a dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, ind ...
* April 1, 1987: Line transferred to
East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
(JR East) upon privatization of JNR * July 16, 1987: Line transferred to Aizu Railway * October 12, 1990: Aizu-Tajima — Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi section electrified (1500 V DC), direct service to the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line begins * April 1, 1999:
Japan Freight Railway Company , or , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It provides transportation of cargo nationwide throughout Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station. The Japan Railways Group was foun ...
(JR Freight) ends operations * April 22, 2017: Revaty Aizu uses
Tobu 500 series The , branded , is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway on limited express services in Japan since 21 April 2017. 11 three-car sets (33 vehicles in total) have been built by Kawasaki H ...
which belongs to
Tobu Railway 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 ...
has been commenced operating. * March 12, 2022: Revaty Aizu has been the only electric train as a train, which runs on Aizu Line because Aizu Railway stopped interconnecting with Yagan Railway except for Revaty Aizu. Simultaneously, Aizu Railway lost the only electric train that Tobu 6050-100 series.


References

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


External links


Aizu Railway Aizu Line Station Guide
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