Aizu-Wakamatsu Station


Aizu-Wakamatsu Station 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.

Lines

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

Station 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, travel agency, 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

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. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2669 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
20003,595
20052,996
20102,766
20152,781

Webcam

There is a webcam installed by NTT East on the walkway between platforms 1 and 2/3. This gives a view of trains using platforms 1 and 2. The camera provides both video and sound using a 512 kbit/s stream.
The webcam was discontinued as of 31/3/2017.

Surrounding area

Highway buses