is a train station located in Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan. It is the main station for Aizu-Wakamatsu and surrounding areas. In 2005, an average of 2,996 passengers used the station each day. There is a freight depot located adjacent to the station.

Lines

The following lines pass through or terminate at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station:

• East Japan Railway Company
  East Japan Railway Company
  is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
  
  
  • Ban'etsu West Line
  • Tadami Line
    Tadami Line
    The is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It connects Aizu-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima with Koide Station in Uonuma, Niigata.-Services:...
    
    
• Aizu Railway
  Aizu Railway
  , is a Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments. It owns and operates its only line, the ....
  
  
  • Aizu Line
    Aizu Railway Aizu Line
    The is a 57.4 km railway line from Nishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu to Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station in Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Japan. It is owned and operated by Aizu Railway.-Services:The train operation is divided at Aizu-Tajima Station...
    
     (the Aizu line finishes at West Wakamatsu Station but trains continue along JR East tracks to terminate at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station.)

Layout

In the forecourt of the station there is a bus terminal, taxi rank and car park. The station building, located on the eastern side of the tracks, contains a gift shop (including bento

Bento

is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware...

 and souvenirs), travel agency (View Plaza), and Midori no Madoguchi

MARS (ticket reservation system)

, which stands for MAgnetic electronic seat Reservation System or, more recently, Multi Access seat Reservation System, is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of Japan Railways Group and travel agencies in Japan.The host of the system is located in Kokubunji, Tokyo and...

ticket office. Platform 1 is immediately inside the ticket gate and most trains to Koriyama

Koriyama Station (Fukushima)

is a JR East railway station located in Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* Tōhoku Shinkansen* Tōhoku Main Line* Ban'etsu East Line* Ban'etsu West Line* Suigun Line-History:* July 16, 1887: Service is started between Kōriyama and Kuroiso...

 depart from here. Moving westward there is a storage track then platforms 2 and 3. The tracks at platform 1 and 2 are a dead end and a walkway at the end connects platforms 2/3 to platform 1 and the rest of the station. Platforms 4 and 5 are accessed via an overhead bridge.

Platforms

1	Ban'etsu West Line	Bandaimachi Bandaimachi Station is a train station in Bandai, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...  ・ Inawashiro Inawashiro Station is a train station in Inawashiro, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...  ・ Koriyama Koriyama Station (Fukushima) is a JR East railway station located in Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* Tōhoku Shinkansen* Tōhoku Main Line* Ban'etsu East Line* Ban'etsu West Line* Suigun Line-History:* July 16, 1887: Service is started between Kōriyama and Kuroiso...
		Kitakata Kitakata Station is a train station in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
2	Ban'etsu West Line	Bandaimachi ・ Inawashiro ・ Koriyama
		Kitakata ・ Tsugawa Tsugawa Station is a train station in Aga, Higashikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...  ・ Niitsu Niitsu Station is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Niitsu Station is served by the following lines.* Uetsu Main Line* West Ban'etsu Line* Shin'etsu Main Line-External links:*...  ・ Niigata Niigata Station is a train station operated by East Japan Railway Company in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan. It opened on May 3, 1904.The station is at the centre of Niigata city, the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast in Honshū...
3	Ban'etsu West Line	Kitakata ・ Tsugawa ・ Niitsu ・ Niigata
	Tadami Line Tadami Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It connects Aizu-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima with Koide Station in Uonuma, Niigata.-Services:...	Aizu-Bange Aizu-Bange Station is a train station in Aizubange, Kawanuma District. Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...  ・ Tadami Tadami Station is a train station in Tadami, Minamiaizu District. Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...  ・ Koide Koide Station is a railway station of East Japan Railway in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan.-Lines:*East Japan Railway **Jōetsu Line**Tadami Line-External links:...
4	Tadami Line	Aizu-Bange ・ Tadami ・ Koide
5	Aizu Line	Aizu-Tajima Aizu-Tajima Station is a train station in Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...  ・ Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station is a train station in Minamiaizu, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Aizu Railway**Aizu Line*Yagan Railway**Aizu Kinugawa Line- Adjacent stations :...

Surrounding area

• Aizuwakamatsu Fire Station
• Aizu Bus Ekimae Terminal
• Fujino-Yu
• Japan National Route 118

History

The station opened on July 15, 1899 as Wakamatsu Station of the Ganetsu Railway. On May 21, 1917, the station was renamed Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Webcam

There is a webcam installed by NTT

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone

, commonly known as NTT, is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ranked the 31st in Fortune Global 500, NTT is the largest telecommunications company in Asia, and the second-largest in the world in terms of revenue....

East on the walkway between platforms 1 and 2/3. This gives a good view of trains using platforms 1 and 2. The camera provides both video and sound using a 512 kbit/s stream.

Adjacent stations

External links

• Streaming video webcam