Aizu-Yokota Station

Aizu-Yokota Station 会津横田駅
Aizu-Ōshio Station in August 2006
General information
Location	Yokota Matsunokidaira, Kaneyama-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0322 Japan
Coordinates	37.3922°N 139.4358°E / 37.3922; 139.4358
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tadami Line
Distance	73,2km from Aizu-Wakamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 20, 1963
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Aizu-Ōshio towards Koide Tadami Line Aizu-Kosugawa towards Aizu-Wakamatsu
Location Aizu-Yokota Station Location within JR Tadami Line Aizu-Yokota Station Aizu-Yokota Station (Fukushima Prefecture) Aizu-Yokota Station Aizu-Yokota Station (Japan)

Aizu-Yokota Station (会津横田駅, Aizu-Yokota-eki) is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the town of Kaneyama, Ōnuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Aizu-Yokota Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 73.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

Aizu-Yokota Station has a single side platform, which is very short and which can service trains of only one carriage in length. The station is unattended.

History

Aizu-Yokota Station opened on August 20, 1963. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Due to damage caused by torrential rains on July 30, 2011, services between Aizu-Kawaguchi Station and Tadami Station have been replaced by a provisional bus service.

Surrounding area

• Tadami River
• Yokota Post Office
• National Route 252

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)