- Aizu Railway
nihongo|Aizu Railway Co.,Ltd.|会津鉄道株式会社|Aizu Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha, is a
Japan 'srailway company (kabushiki kaisha ) whose major shareholders include Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments. It owns and operates its only line, the nihongo|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.Aizu Line
The nihongo|Aizu Railway Aizu Line|会津鉄道会津線|Aizu Tetsudō Aizu-sen is a 57.4 km
railway line fromNishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu toAizu-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 ontoAizu Wakamatsu Station on the JR EastTadami Line .tations
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 theEast Japan Railway Company (JR East).* 16 July 1987: The line was transferred to Aizu Railway Co. Ltd.
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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
as of 2007-07-20T13:27:44. as of 2007-07-12T23:52:34.
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