Aizu-Gamō Station Explained

Aizu-Gamō Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:会津蒲生駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Gamō, Tadami-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0414
Country:Japan
Map Type:JR Tadami Line#Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan
Coordinates:37.3817°N 139.3333°W
Distance:83.9 km from
Operator: JR East
Line: Tadami Line
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:20 October 1963

is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the town of Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Aizu-Gamō Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 83.9 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Aizu-Gamō Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The platform is very short and can only accommodate a single carriage. The station is unattended.

History

Aizu-Gamō Station was opened by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on October 20, 1963, as an intermediate station on the extension of eastern section of the Tadami Line between and .[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Due to damage caused by torrential rainfall on July 30, 2011, services on the section of line between and, which includes this station were replaced by a provisional bus service. The closed section resumed operations on 1 October 2022.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tadami Line User Manual . Union Workshop . 5 July 2022 . 7 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707105850/https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1267502/manuals/UnionWorkShop_-_Tadami_Line_User_Manual_-_EN.pdf?t=1595595594.
  2. Web site: 18 May 2022 . 只見線、2022年10月1日全線運転再開へ . Tadami Line to resume operation on October 1, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518063243/https://tetsudo-ch.com/12423239.html . 18 May 2022 . 18 May 2022 . tetsudo.ch . ja.