Aizu-Yokota Station Explained

Aizu-Yokota Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:会津横田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Yokota Matsunokidaira, Kaneyama-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0322
Country:Japan
Distance:73,2km from
Operator: JR East
Line: Tadami Line
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:August 20, 1963
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-Yokota Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 73.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Aizu-Yokota 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-Yokota Station opened on August 20, 1963, as an intermediate station on the extension of eastern section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) 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]

Surrounding area

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.