Aizu-Kawaguchi Station Explained

Aizu-Kawaguchi Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:会津川口駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:508 Kawaguchi Mori-no-ue, Kaneyama-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0011
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Tadami Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:12
Status:Staffed
Opened:September 20, 1956
Passengers:57 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:JR Tadami Line#Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan

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

Lines

Aizu-Kawaguchi Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 60.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Aizu-Kawaguchi Station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Aizu-Kawaguchi Station opened on September 20, 1956, as the terminus of an extension of the eastern section of the Tadami Line from the previous terminus at . In 1963, the line was extended from Aizu-Kawaguchi to a new terminus at .[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Due to damage caused by torrential rainfall on July 30, 2011, services between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami stations were replaced by a provisional bus service. The closed section resumed operations on 1 October 2022.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 57 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

Bus routes

See also

External links

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.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_09.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). 2018. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 September 2018.
  4. Transfer onto Kaneko Kanko Bus bound for Aizu-Tajima Station at this bus stop