Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
会津若松駅
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| Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, platform 1 | |
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| Prefecture | Fukushima (See other stations in Fukushima) |
| City | Aizuwakamatsu |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1899 |
| Former name | Wakamatsu Station |
| Present name since | 1917 |
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| Operator(s) | JR East |
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (会津若松駅 Aizu-wakamatsu-eki) is a train station located in Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for Aizu-Wakamatsu and surrounding areas. In 2005, an average of 2,996 passengers used the station each day. There is a freight depot located adjacent to the station.
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[edit] Lines
The following lines pass through or terminate at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station:
- East Japan Railway Company
- Aizu Railway
- Aizu Line (the Aizu line finishes at West Wakamatsu Station but trains continue along JR East tracks to terminate at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station.)
[edit] Layout
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 Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. 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.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Ban'etsu West Line | Bandaimachi ・ Inawashiro ・ Koriyama |
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| Kitakata | ||
| 2 | ■Ban'etsu West Line | Bandaimachi ・ Inawashiro ・ Koriyama |
| Kitakata ・ Tsugawa ・ Niitsu ・ Niigata | ||
| 3 | ■Ban'etsu West Line | Kitakata ・ Tsugawa ・ Niitsu ・ Niigata |
| ■Tadami Line | Aizu-Bange ・ Tadami ・ Koide | |
| 4 | ■Tadami Line | Aizu-Bange ・ Tadami ・ Koide |
| 5 | ■Aizu Line | Aizu-Tajima ・ Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi |
[edit] Surrounding area
- Aizuwakamatsu Fire Station
- Aizu Bus Ekimae Terminal
- Fujino-Yu
- Japan National Route 118
[edit] History
The station opened on July 15, 1899 as Wakamatsu Station of the Ganetsu Railway. On May 21, 1917, the station was renamed Aizu-Wakamatsu.
[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.
[edit] Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Banetsu West Line | ||||
| Bandaimachi | Rapid Aizu Liner | Terminus | ||
| Bandaimachi | Rapid | Shiokawa | ||
| Hirota | Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Hirota | Local | Dōjima | ||
| Tadami Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Nanukamachi | ||
| Aizu Railway Aizu Line | ||||
| Shiokawa | Rapid | Nanukamachi | ||
| Terminus | Local | Nanukamachi | ||
[edit] External links
Media related to Aizu Wakamatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Streaming video webcam (Japanese)
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