Aizu-Shiozawa Station

Aizu-Shiozawa Station (会津塩沢駅, Aizu-Shiozawa-eki) 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).

Aizu-Shiozawa Station 会津塩沢駅
Aizu-Shiozawa Station in May 2006
General information
Location	Shiozawa, Tadami-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0411 Japan
Coordinates	37.3934°N 139.3551°E / 37.3934; 139.3551
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tadami Line
Distance	80.9 km from Aizu-Wakamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 1, 1965
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Aizu-Gamō towards Koide Tadami Line Aizu-Ōshio towards Aizu-Wakamatsu
Location Aizu-Shiozawa Station Location within JR Tadami Line Show map of JR Tadami Line Aizu-Shiozawa Station Aizu-Shiozawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Aizu-Shiozawa Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 80.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

Aizu-Shiozawa 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-Shiozawa Station was opened by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on February 1, 1965, as an intermediate station on the extension of eastern section of the Tadami Line between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami.^[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 Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami, which includes this station were replaced by a provisional bus service. The closed section resumed operations on 1 October 2022.^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 252
• Tadami River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan