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
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 Aizu Mount Express Terminus
Nanukamachi Aizu Line
Rapid Torokko
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

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

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

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

The station opened on July 15, 1899, as Wakamatsu Station (若松駅) 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 (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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 yearDaily average
20003,595[2]
20052,996[3]
20102,766[4]
20152,781[5]

Webcam

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.

Surrounding area

Bus terminal

Station Square

Route buses

Bus stopNoViadestinationCompanyNote
1Ecoroncircular-routeAizu Wakamatsu StationHirota Taxi
Chuō Hospital・Iai Danchi LineUniversity of AizuIai Danchi East GateAizu Bus
Sengoku・Shinmei LineShimei・SengokuAizu WakamatsuAizu BusThis route was originally Machinaka circular-route Line until 2019
Bus stopNoViadestinationCompanyNote
2Kanebori LineTakizawa Myokokuji-Temple IriguchiKaneboriAizu Bus
Matsunaga Danchi・Nishiwakamatsu LineTsuruga CastleNishi Wakamatsu StationAizu Bus
Jinai Kōkō LineJinai kōkōAizu Bus
Bus stopNoViadestinationCompanyNote
3Yonedai-Nichōme・Nishiwakamatsu LineNishi wakamatsuAizu Bus
Bus stopNoViadestinationCompanyNote
4Haikara-san LineIimori HillNanukamachi Station (circular-route)Aizu WakamatsuAizu Bus
Akabē LineNanukamachi StationIimori Hill (circular-route)Aizu WakamatsuAizu Bus

in front of the Station Bus stop

Route buses

Bus stopNoViadestinationCompanyNote
Ngaino LineNishi Wakamatsu StationTsuruga CastleAizu-Takada StationNagainoAizu Bus
Hongō LineNishi Wakamatsu StationHongō ShakoAizu Bus
Oikawa LineTsuruga CastleOikawa StationAizu Bus
Kita-aizu・Nītsuru Line Kita-Aizu ShisyoAizu Bus
Niitsuru StationNītsuru Onsen
MatsunagaDanchi・Ashinomaki LineMonden StationAshinomaki-Onsen StationAshinomaki ShakoAizu Bus
Yonedai・Kōtō LineHirota StationShima (Oikawa Station East)Aizu Bus
Bange LineNanukamachi StationAizu-Bange StationBange OfficeAizu Bus
Minato LineHirota StationTakasaka (Lake Inawashiro)Aizu Bus
Kumakura・Kitakata LineHirota StationKitakata StationAizu Bus
Shiokawa・Kitakata LineShiokawa StationKitakata StationAizu Bus
Shirakawa-Aizu Wakamatsu LineŌuchi-jukuAizu-Shimogō StationShin-Shirakawa StationShirakawa StationFukushima TransportationRuns only during Summer and Autumn(April–November)

Highway buses

Bus stopNoViadestinationCompanyNote
Yume Kaidō AizuOji StationIkebukuro StationShinjuku Station[6]Aizu Bus
Oji StationTokyo StationAizu Bus
Yume Kaidō Aizu (Night bus)Oji StationIkebukuro StationShinjuku StationTokyo StationTokyo Disney ResortAizu Bus・Chiba Kōtsū
AizuWakamatsu-Kōriyama-Iwaki LineKōriyama StationIwaki StationSpa Resort HawaiiansAizu Bus
Fukushima・Sendai Airport LineKōriyama StationNihonmatsuFukushima StationFukushima Race CourseAizu Bus
Kōriyama StationSendai AirportAizu Bus
Sendai Line Sendai StationAizu Busextend this line to Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi bus stop on holding baseball game
Niigata LineNiigata StationBandai City Bus Center/Niigata AirportAizu Bus
 Nozawa StationAizu Bus

Eki-mae Happy Parking Bus stop

NoViadestinationCompanyNote
Aizu Line (Night bus)Ōmiya StationTokyo StationFutamata-Shinmachi StationSakura Kōtsū

See also

References

  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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