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Nishi-Wakamatsu Station
Nishi-Wakamatsu Station (西若松駅, Nishi-Wakamatsu-eki) is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Nishi-Wakamatsu Station is located southwest of the center of Aizuwakamatsu.

Lines

Nishi-Wakamatsu Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 3.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. It is also served by the Aizu Railway Aizu Line, of which it is the official terminus; however, most Aizu Line trains continue to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station.

Station layout

East side of the station (August 2006)

Nishi-Wakamatsu Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Tadami Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu (once per day)
2 ■ Tadami Line for Aizuwakamatsu
for Aizu-Bange, Aizu-Miyashita and Tadami
3 ■ Aizu Line for Aizuwakamatsu
for Yunokami-Onsen, Aizu-Tajima and Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi

History

Nishi-Wakamatsu 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. A new station building was completed September 28, 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 586 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger statistics for previous years are below.

JR East passenger boardings
Fiscal year Daily average
2000 714
2001 725
2002 736
2003 721
2004 712
2005 743
2006 766
2007 737
2008 719
2009 703
2010 731
2011 668
2012 669
2013 656
2014 619
2015 654
2016 644
2017 656
2018 637
2019 586

Surrounding area

  • Aizuwakamatsu Castle
  • Wakamatsu-Zaimokumachi post office
  • Aizuwakamatsu weather station
  • Jyōsai Elementary School
  • Aizuwakamatsu fourth Junior High School
  • Aizu Senior High School
  • National Route 118
  • National Route 401
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 59
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 211
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 328

See also

External links

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