Aizu-Bange Station
Aizu-Bange Station (会津坂下駅, Aizu-Bange-eki) is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the town of Aizubange, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Aizu-Bange Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 21.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.
Station layout
Aizu-Bange Station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
1 | ■ Tadami Line | for Nishi-Wakamatsu and Aizu-Wakamatsu |
2 | ■ Tadami Line | for Aizuwakamatsu for Aizu-Miyashita, Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami |
History
Aizu-Bange Station opened on October 15, 1926, as an intermediate station on the initial eastern section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Tadami Line between Aizu-Wakamatsu and Aizu-Yanaizu. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 385 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Aizubange Town Hall
- Bange Post Office
- Aizubange Public Gymnasium
- National Route 49
- Hachiro Kasuga Memorial Museum
See also
References
- ^ "Tadami Line User Manual" (PDF). Union Workshop. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)