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Railway line in Fukushima prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Aizu Railway Aizu Line (会津鉄道会津線, Aizu Tetsudō Aizu-sen) is a 57.4 km (35.7 mi) long railway line from Nishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu to Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station in Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Japan. It is owned and operated by Aizu Railway.
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Aizu Line | |
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Overview | |
Status | In operation |
Owner | Aizu Railway |
Locale | Fukushima Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 21 |
Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
Operator(s) | Aizu Railway |
History | |
Opened | 1 November 1927 |
Technical | |
Line length | 57.4 km (35.7 mi) |
Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked |
Character | Rural |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC (Aizu-Tajima — Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi) |
Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
The train operation is controlled from Aizu-Tajima Station. The electrified southern part goes beyond the Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi terminus onto the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line, Tobu Railway and JR East all the way to Tokyo. The non-electrified northern part runs a diesel service beyond Nishi-Wakamatsu Station to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station on the JR East Tadami Line.
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid Relay | Revaty Aizu | Aizu Mount Express | Open-car "torokko" Ozatoro Tenbō Ressha |
Transfers | Location | |
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Between stations |
Total | ||||||||
through operation to/from Aizu-Wakamatsu on the Tadami Line | |||||||||
Nishi-Wakamatsu | 西若松 | - | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | Tadami Line (for Koide) | Aizuwakamatsu | |
Minami-Wakamatsu | 南若松 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Monden | 門田 | 1.9 | 4.9 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Amaya | あまや | 2.8 | 7.7 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Ashinomaki-Onsen | 芦ノ牧温泉 | 2.8 | 10.5 | ● | ● | ● | |||
Ōkawadamukōen | 大川ダム公園 | 5.7 | 16.2 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Ashinomaki-Onsen-Minami | 芦ノ牧温泉南 | 1.5 | 17.7 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Yunokami-Onsen | 湯野上温泉 | 5.0 | 22.7 | ● | ● | ● | Shimogō, Minamiaizu District | ||
Tō-no-Hetsuri | 塔のへつり | 3.8 | 26.5 | ● | ● | ● | |||
Yagoshima | 弥五島 | 1.5 | 28.0 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Aizu-Shimogō | 会津下郷 | 3.1 | 31.1 | ● | ● | ● | |||
Furusato-Kōen | ふるさと公園 | 1.4 | 32.5 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Yōson-Kōen | 養鱒公園 | 2.6 | 35.1 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Aizu-Nagano | 会津長野 | 2.2 | 37.3 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District | ||
Tajimakōkōmae | 田島高校前 | 2.2 | 39.5 | ↕ | ● | ↕ | |||
Aizu-Tajima | 会津田島 | 2.5 | 42.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
Nakaarai | 中荒井 | 3.8 | 45.8 | ↕ | ◆ | ↑ | |||
Aizu-Arakai | 会津荒海 | 3.4 | 49.2 | ↕ | ◆ | ↑ | |||
Aizu-Sanson-Dōjō | 会津山村道場 | 0.9 | 50.1 | ↕ | ◆ | ↑ | |||
Nanatsugatake-Tozanguchi | 七ヶ岳登山口 | 3.0 | 53.1 | ↕ | ◆ | ↑ | |||
Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi | 会津高原尾瀬口 | 4.3 | 57.4 | ● | ● | ● | Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line (through operation) | ||
through operation to/from Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line |
The Aizu Line was constructed between 1927 and 1953 by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) as part of a plan to build a direct line from Aizu-Wakamatsu to Tokyo. The Aizu line was the northern section, whilst the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line was to be the southern section. Despite the Kinugawa line connecting to the Aizu line in 1986, the Aizu Line was deemed an unprofitable secondary line and transferred to a company established by local governments in 1987.
The Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi - Aizu-Tajima section was electrified at 1500 VDC in 1990 to facilitate through-running onto the Kinugawa line.
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