Aizu-Tajima Station

Aizu-Tajima Station (会津田島駅, Aizu-Tajima-eki) is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the town of Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway. It is the terminus for all EMU through services from the Yagan Railway, as the section between this station and Nishi-Wakamatsu is not electrified.

Aizu-Tajima Station 会津田島駅
Aizu-Tajima Station in June 2006
General information
Location	Tajima Nishibanba ko 358-3, Minamiaizu-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima-ken 967-0004 Japan
Coordinates	37.2034°N 139.7743°E / 37.2034; 139.7743
Operated by	Aizu Railway
Line(s)	■Aizu Line
Distance	42.0 km from Nishi-Wakamatsu
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 27, 1934
Services
Preceding station Aizu Railway Following station Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Terminus Aizu Terminus Terminus Aizu Line Rapid Relay Aizu-Shimogō towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Nakaarai towards Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Aizu Line Local Tajimakōkōmae towards Aizu-Wakamatsu
Location

Lines

Aizu-Tajima Station is served by the Aizu Line, and is located 42.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nishi-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

Aizu-Tajima Station has two island platforms; however, platform 1 nearest the station building deadheads to a bay platform. Platforms 3 and 4 are connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Aizu Railway Aizu Line	for Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
2/3	■ Aizu Railway Aizu Line	<express trains only>
4	■ Aizu Railway Aizu Line	for Yunokami-Onsen, Nishi-Wakamatsu

History

Aizu-Tajima Station opened on December 27, 1934.

The station was transferred to the Aizu Railway on 16 July 1987.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Minamiaizu Town Hall
• Tajima Post Office
• National Route 121
• National Route 298
• National Route 400

Bus routes

• Aizu Bus
  • [No.42] Aizu-Tajima Station - Minami Aizu Hospital - Haryu - Yamaguchi - Uchikawa^{[note 1]}
  • Aizu-Tajima Station - Aizu-Shimogo Station - Yunokamionsen Station - Ōuchijuku - Konumazaki - Edamatsu^{[note 2]}
  • Aizu-Tajima Station - Tajima Highschool
• Kaneko Kanko Bus
  • Aizu-Tajima Station - Minami Aizu Hospital - Showa Onsen^{[note 3][2]} - Matsuyama (Suspension during winter due to heavy snow) ^[2]
• Shizen Shuto・Tadami^[3]
  • Aizu-Tajima Station - Minami Aizu Hospital - Kobayashi Snow Station - Aizu Tadami Archaeological Museum - Ki no Sato YURARI - Tadami Junior Highschool - Tadami Station
    • A flat rate of fares at 1500 yen^[4]

In media

The 4th episode of the TV series "Tetsu Ota Michiko, 20,000 km" is dedicated to this station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes

1. Transfer onto buses bound for Aizukogen-Ozeguchi Station or Oze National Park at this bus stop
2. The walk brings from this bus stop to Sakamoto-bashi bus stop at 30 minutes for 3km, are able to transfer onto Fukushima Transportation bound for Sukagawa Station.
3. Transfer onto buses bound for Aizu-Kawaguchi Station or Ōashi