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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station

Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (会津若松駅, Aizu-wakamatsu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for Aizu-Wakamatsu and surrounding areas. The station also has a freight terminal operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Aizu-Wakamatsu Station

会津若松駅
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, platform 1
General information
LocationEkimae-cho, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 965-0041
Japan
Coordinates37°30′30″N 139°55′48″E / 37.50833°N 139.93000°E / 37.50833; 139.93000
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 bay + 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks5
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1899
Previous namesWakamatsu (until 1917)
Passengers
FY20172,669 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shiokawa
towards Kitakata
 Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid
 Hirota
towards Kōriyama
Shiokawa
towards Niitsu
 Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid Agano
 Terminus
Dōjima
towards Niitsu
 Ban'etsu West Line
Local
 Hirota
towards Kōriyama
Nanukamachi
towards Koide
 Tadami Line Terminus
Preceding station Aizu Railway Following station
Nanukamachi
towards Aizu-Tajima
 Aizu Line
Rapid Relay
 Terminus
Nanukamachi
towards Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
 Aizu Line
Local
Location
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station is located in Japan
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (Japan)
Main Entrance
SL Banetsu Monogatari at Platform 2

Lines

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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station is served by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Banetsu West Line and is 64.6 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kōriyama. It is also the terminal station from the JR East Tadami Line. Most trains of the Aizu Railway Aizu Line, which officially terminates at Nishi-Wakamatsu, continue on to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station using the JR East tracks.

Station layout

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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 staffed ticket office. Aizu-Wakamatsu Station has five platforms. Platform 1 and 2 are bay platforms. 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 an overhead walkway at the end connects platforms 2/3 to platform 1 and the rest of the station. Platforms 4 and 5 are accessed via a footbridge.

Platforms

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1 ■ Banetsu West Line for Bandaimachi, Inawashiro, and Koriyama
for Kitakata
2 ■ Banetsu West Line for Bandaimachi, Inawashiro, and Koriyama
for Kitakata, Tsugawa, Niitsu, and Niigata
3 ■ Banetsu West Line for Kitakata, Tsugawa, Niitsu, and Niigata
■ Tadami Line for Aizu-Bange, Tadami, and Koide
4 ■ Tadami Line for Aizu-Bange, Tadami, and Koide
5 ■ Aizu Line for Aizu-Tajima and Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
 
Aizu Liner Rapid service, May 2010

History

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The station opened on July 15, 1899, as Wakamatsu Station (若松駅) of the Ganetsu Railway.[citation needed] On May 21, 1917, the station was renamed Aizu-Wakamatsu. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2669 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 3,595[2]
2005 2,996[3]
2010 2,766[4]
2015 2,781[5]

Webcam

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There was a webcam installed by NTT East on the walkway between platforms 1 and 2/3. This gave a view of trains using platforms 1 and 2. The camera provided both video and sound using a 512 kbit/s stream. The webcam was discontinued as of March 31, 2017.[citation needed]

Surrounding area

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Bus terminal

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Station Square

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Route buses

Bus stop No Via destination Company Note
1 Ecoron circular-route Aizu Wakamatsu Station Hirota Taxi
Chuō Hospital・Iai Danchi Line University of Aizu Iai Danchi East Gate Aizu Bus
Sengoku・Shinmei Line Shimei・Sengoku Aizu　Wakamatsu Aizu Bus This route was originally Machinaka circular-route Line until 2019
Bus stop No Via destination Company Note
2 Kanebori Line Takizawa Myokokuji-Temple Iriguchi Kanebori Aizu Bus
Matsunaga Danchi・Nishiwakamatsu Line Tsuruga Castle Nishi Wakamatsu Station Aizu Bus
Jinai Kōkō Line Jinai kōkō Aizu Bus
Bus stop No Via destination Company Note
3 Yonedai-Nichōme・Nishiwakamatsu Line Nishi wakamatsu Aizu Bus
Bus stop No Via destination Company Note
4 Haikara-san Line Iimori Hill→Nanukamachi Station (circular-route) Aizu Wakamatsu Aizu Bus
Akabē Line Nanukamachi Station→Iimori Hill (circular-route) Aizu Wakamatsu Aizu Bus

in front of the Station Bus stop

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Route buses

Bus stop No Via destination Company Note
Ngaino Line Nishi Wakamatsu Station・Tsuruga Castle・Aizu-Takada Station Nagaino Aizu Bus
Hongō Line Nishi Wakamatsu Station Hongō Shako Aizu Bus
Oikawa Line Tsuruga Castle Oikawa Station Aizu Bus
Kita-aizu・Nītsuru Line 　 Kita-Aizu Shisyo Aizu Bus
Niitsuru Station Nītsuru Onsen
MatsunagaDanchi・Ashinomaki Line Monden Station・Ashinomaki-Onsen Station Ashinomaki Shako Aizu Bus
Yonedai・Kōtō Line Hirota Station Shima (Oikawa　Station East) Aizu Bus
Bange Line Nanukamachi Station・Aizu-Bange Station Bange Office Aizu Bus
Minato Line Hirota Station Takasaka (Lake Inawashiro) Aizu Bus
Kumakura・Kitakata Line Hirota Station Kitakata Station Aizu Bus
Shiokawa・Kitakata Line Shiokawa Station Kitakata Station Aizu Bus
Shirakawa-Aizu Wakamatsu Line Ōuchi-juku・Aizu-Shimogō Station・Shin-Shirakawa Station Shirakawa Station Fukushima Transportation Runs only during Summer and Autumn(April–November)

Highway buses

Bus stop No Via destination Company Note
Yume Kaidō Aizu Oji Station・Ikebukuro Station Shinjuku Station[6] Aizu Bus
Oji Station Tokyo Station Aizu Bus
Yume Kaidō Aizu (Night bus) Oji Station・Ikebukuro Station・Shinjuku Station・Tokyo Station Tokyo Disney Resort Aizu Bus・Chiba Kōtsū
AizuWakamatsu-Kōriyama-Iwaki Line Kōriyama Station・Iwaki Station Spa Resort Hawaiians Aizu Bus
Fukushima・Sendai Airport Line Kōriyama Station・Nihonmatsu・Fukushima Station Fukushima Race Course Aizu Bus
Kōriyama Station Sendai Airport Aizu Bus
Sendai Line 　 Sendai Station Aizu Bus extend this line to Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi bus stop on holding baseball game
Niigata Line Niigata Station Bandai City Bus Center/Niigata Airport Aizu Bus
　 Nozawa Station Aizu Bus

Eki-mae Happy Parking　Bus stop

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No Via destination Company Note
Aizu Line (Night bus) Ōmiya Station・Tokyo Station Futamata-Shinmachi Station Sakura Kōtsū

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ^ 高速バス - 会津バス. www.aizubus.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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