Aizu Railway

Aizu Railway Co.,Ltd. (会津鉄道株式会社, Aizu Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha^?), is a Japan's railway company (kabushiki kaisha) whose major shareholders include Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments. It owns and operates its only line, the Aizu Line (会津線, Aizu-sen^?).

The names of the company and the line are from the Aizu area of Fukushima Prefecture the line serves.

Contents 1 Aizu Line 1.1 Stations 2 History 3 References

Aizu Line

The Aizu Railway Aizu Line (会津鉄道会津線, Aizu Tetsudō Aizu-sen^?) is a 57.4 km railway line from Nishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu to Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station in Minamiaizu, Fukushima.

The train operation is divided at Aizu-Tajima Station. The electrified southern part runs service beyond Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station terminus onto Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line, Tobu Railway and JR East all the way to Tokyo. The non-electrified northern part runs diesel service beyond Nishi-Wakamatsu Station onto Aizu Wakamatsu Station on the JR East Tadami Line.

Stations

In north-to-south order: Nishi-Wakamatsu Station (origin, connects JR East Tadami Line), Monden Station, Amaya Station, Ashinomaki-Onsen Station, Ōokawa-Damu-Kōen Station, Ashinomaki-Onsen-Minami Station, Yunokami-Onsen Station, Tō-no-Hetsuri Station, Yagoshima Station, Aizu-shimogō Station, Furustato-Kōen Station, Yōson-Kōen Station, Aizu-Nagano Station, Tajima-Kōkō-Mae Station, Aizu-Tajima Station (hereafter the electrified section), Naka-Arai Station, Aizu-Arakai Station, Aizu-Sanson-Dōjō Station, Nanatsugatake Tozanguchi Station, Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station (terminus, connects Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line).

History

The Aizu line was a line of the Japanese National Railways. It was unprofitable non-trunk line and transferred to a company which local governments established.

• 1 November 1927: The JNR Aizu Line section (10.5 km) opens.

• 1 April 1987: The line was transferred to the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

• 16 July 1987: The line was transferred to Aizu Railway Co. Ltd.

• 12 October 1990: Aizu-Tajima Station to Aizu-Kōgen Station section was electrified (1500 volts DC).

• 1 April 1999: Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) exits from operation.

References

ja:会津鉄道会津線 as of 2007-07-20T13:27:44. ja:会津鉄道 as of 2007-07-12T23:52:34.