Aizu Wakamatsu Station 会津若松駅
Platforms 2 and 1
Location
Prefecture	Fukushima (See other stations in Fukushima)
City	Aizuwakamatsu
History
Year opened	1899
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East

Main Entrance

Aizu Wakamatsu Station (会津若松駅, Aizuwakamatsu-eki^?) is a train station located in Aizuwakamatsu city, in Fukushima, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Aizuwakamatsu (会津若松市 -shi is a city located in the Aizu region of Fukushima, Japan. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Aizuwakamatsu (会津若松市 -shi is a city located in the Aizu region of Fukushima, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It is the main station for Aizuwakamatsu city and surrounding areas. In 2005 it had an average of 2996 passengers each day. There is a freight depot located adjacent to it.

History

The station opened on July 15, 1899 as Wakamatsu station. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It changed to its present name on May 21, 1917. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Layout

SL Banetsu Monogatari at platform 2, the webcam shows this view

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 ticket office (including green window). is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. Platform 1 is immediately inside the ticket gate and most trains to Koriyama depart from here. Kōriyama Station (郡山駅 is a JR East railway station located in Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Moving westward there is a storage track then platforms 2 and 3. The tracks at platform 1 and 2 are a dead end and a walkway at the end connects platforms 2/3 to platform 1 and the rest of the station. Platforms 4 and 5 are accessed via an overhead bridge.

Webcam

There is a webcam installed by NTT East on the walkway between platforms 1 and 2/3. commonly known as NTT, is a telephone company that dominates the Telecommunication market in Japan. This gives a good view of trains using platforms 1 and 2. The camera provides both video and sound using a 512 kbit/s stream and is heavily used when steam trains such as the SL Banetsu Monogatari are present.

Lines

The following lines pass through or terminate at Aizu Wakamatsu Station:

• East Japan Railway Company
  • West Ban'etsu Line
  • Tadami Line

• Aizu Railway
  • Aizu Line (the Aizu line finishes at West Wakamatsu Station but trains continue along JR East tracks to terminate at Aizu Wakamatsu Station. is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies The is a rail line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East Tadami Line （只見線） is a rail line in Japan Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East is a Japan 's Railway company ( Kabushiki kaisha) whose major shareholders include Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments is a Japan 's Railway company ( Kabushiki kaisha) whose major shareholders include Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments )

Adjacent stations

External links

• Streaming video webcam (Japanese language)