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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (会津若松駅, Aizu-wakamatsu-eki?) is a train station located in Aizuwakamatsu city, in Fukushima, Japan. It is the main station for Aizu-Wakamatsu and surrounding areas. In 2005 it had an average of 2996 passengers each day. There is a freight depot located adjacent to it.
[edit] History
The station opened on July 15, 1899 as Wakamatsu station. It changed to its present name on May 21, 1917.
[edit] Layout
SL Banetsu Monogatari at Platform 2
In the forecourt of the station there is a bus terminal, taxi rank and car park. The station building, located on the eastern side of the tracks, contains a gift shop (including bento and souvenirs), travel agency (View Plaza) and ticket office (including green window). Platform 1 is immediately inside the ticket gate and most trains to Koriyama depart from here. Moving westward there is a storage track then platforms 2 and 3. The tracks at platform 1 and 2 are a dead end and a walkway at the end connects platforms 2/3 to platform 1 and the rest of the station. Platforms 4 and 5 are accessed via an overhead bridge.
[edit] Webcam
There is a webcam installed by NTT East on the walkway between platforms 1 and 2/3. This gives a good view of trains using platforms 1 and 2. The camera provides both video and sound using a 512 kbit/s stream and is heavily used when steam trains such as the SL Banetsu Monogatari are present.
The following lines pass through or terminate at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station:
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Coordinates: 37°30′30″N 139°55′48″E / 37.50833°N 139.93°E / 37.50833; 139.93
