Ashinomaki-Onsen Station
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Ashinomaki-Onsen Station 芦ノ牧温泉駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Oto-cho, Kamimiyori otsu 249, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 969-5123 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 37°23′44″N 139°55′56″E / 37.39556°N 139.93222°E | ||||
Operated by | Aizu Railway | ||||
Line(s) | ■Aizu Line | ||||
Distance | 10.5 km from Nishi-Wakamatsu | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | November 1, 1927 | ||||
Previous names | Kami-Miyori (until 1987) | ||||
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Ashinomaki-Onsen Station (芦ノ牧温泉駅, Ashinomaki-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway.
Lines
Ashinomaki-Onsen Station is served by the Aizu Line, and is located 10.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nishi-Wakamatsu.
Station layout
Ashinomaki-Onsen Station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Platforms
station side | ■ Aizu Line | for Aizu-Tajima and Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi |
opposite side | ■ Aizu Line | for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Aizu Railway Aizu Line | ||||
Nishi-Wakamatsu | Open-car "torokko" | Yunokami-Onsen | ||
Amaya | Rapid | Ōkawa-Dam-Kōen | ||
Amaya | Local | Ōkawa-Dam-Kōen |
Bus, Love and Peach, the station master cats
The station is home to Bus (ばす, Basu), a long-haired cat who acts as the station master in a manner similar to Tama of Kishi Station. Bus was named after the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro.[1] Bus had been a resident of the station since June, 2000. She was appointed as the honorary stationmaster in April 2008. She had worked with a human station master and retired in December 2015. Love (らぶ, Rabu) succeeded the honorary stationmaster.[2] He started working with them from July, 2014. Bus stayed in the station also after retirement with the title of honorary stationmaster of admirable longevity. She died on April 22, 2016.[3] On October 14, 2017, Peach (ぴーち, Pichi), who is Love's younger brother, was appointed as the rail manager (Head of facilities management).
History
Ashinomaki-Onsen Station opened on November 1, 1927, as Kami-Miyori Station (上三寄駅|Kamimiyori-eki). The station was renamed to its present name on July 16, 1987.
Surrounding area
- National Route 118
- Kamimiyori Post Office
- Ashinomaki-Onsen
See also
References
- ^ 沿線のイベントや注目情報を、名誉駅長「ばす」がお知らせします [Honorary station manager "BASS" will inform you of event and attention information along the line]. Aizu Railway Company (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Stationmaster cat 'Bus' retires, new feline appointed". Mainichi Daily News. December 25, 2015.
- ^ 車窓から四季思い出会津線 [From the train window Four seasons memories Aizu line]. aizutetsudo.jp (in Japanese).
External links
- Aizu Railway Station information (in Japanese)