Aizu Railway Line

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Aizu Railway AT-650 series diesel train

Route map of southern section of Aizu Line, from Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi to Aizu-Tajima (in brown)

Aizu Railway Co.,Ltd. (会津鉄道株式会社, Aizu Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha^?), is a Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments. It owns and operates its only line, the 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 Aizu Railway Aizu Line (会津鉄道会津線, Aizu Tetsudō Aizu-sen^?) is a 57.4 km railway line from Nishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu to Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station in Minamiaizu.

The train operation is divided at Aizu-Tajima Station. The electrified southern part runs service beyond Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station terminus onto the Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line, Tobu Railway and JR East all the way to Tōkyō. The non-electrified northern part runs diesel service beyond Nishi-Wakamatsu Station onto Aizu Wakamatsu Station on the JR East Tadami Line.

Stations

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 an unprofitable secondary line and transferred to a company established by local governments.

• 1 November 1927: The JNR Aizu Line section (10.5 km) opens.
• 1 April 1987: The line was transferred to the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
• 16 July 1987: The line was transferred to Aizu Railway Co. Ltd.
• 12 October 1990: Aizu-Tajima Station to Aizu-Kōgen Station section was electrified (1,500 volts DC).
• 1 April 1999: Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) exits from operation.

References

• ja:会津鉄道会津線 as of 2007-07-20T13:27:44.
• ja:会津鉄道 as of 2007-07-12T23:52:34.