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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station 会津若松駅
Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, platform 1
General information
Location	Ekimae-cho, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 965-0041 Japan
Coordinates	37°30′30″N 139°55′48″E / 37.50833°N 139.93000°E / 37.50833; 139.93000
Operated by	JR East Aizu Railway JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line ■ Tadami Line ■ Aizu Line
Platforms	2 bay + 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	5
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 15, 1899
Previous names	Wakamatsu (until 1917)
Passengers
FY2023	2,164 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shiokawatowards Kitakata Ban'etsu West LineRapid Hirotatowards Kōriyama Shiokawatowards Niitsu Ban'etsu West LineRapid Agano Terminus Dōjimatowards Niitsu Ban'etsu West LineLocal Hirotatowards Kōriyama Nanukamachitowards Koide Tadami Line Terminus Preceding station Aizu Railway Following station Nanukamachitowards Aizu-Tajima Aizu LineRapid Relay Terminus Nanukamachitowards Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Aizu LineLocal
Location Aizu-Wakamatsu StationLocation within Fukushima PrefectureShow map of Fukushima PrefectureAizu-Wakamatsu StationAizu-Wakamatsu Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (会津若松駅, Aizu-wakamatsu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for Aizu-Wakamatsu and surrounding areas. The station also has a freight terminal operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Aizu-Wakamatsu Station is served by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Banetsu West Line and is 64.6 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kōriyama. It is also the terminal station from the JR East Tadami Line. Most trains of the Aizu Railway Aizu Line, which officially terminates at Nishi-Wakamatsu, continue on to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station using the JR East tracks.

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 and souvenirs), travel agency (View Plaza), and Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Aizu-Wakamatsu Station has five platforms. Platform 1 and 2 are bay platforms. Platform 1 is immediately inside the ticket gate and most trains to Koriyama 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 an overhead walkway at the end connects platforms 2/3 to platform 1 and the rest of the station. Platforms 4 and 5 are accessed via a footbridge.

Platforms

History

The station opened as part of the Ganetsu Railway on July 15, 1899, with the name Wakamatsu Station (若松駅). On May 21, 1917, the station was renamed to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station in order to distinguish it from Wakamatsu Station in Fukuoka Prefecture. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2023, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Webcam

There was a webcam installed by NTT East on the walkway between platforms 1 and 2/3. This gave a view of trains using platforms 1 and 2. The camera provided both video and sound using a 512 kbit/s stream. The webcam was discontinued as of March 31, 2017.

Surrounding area

• Aizuwakamatsu Fire Station
• Aizu Bus Ekimae Terminal
• National Route 118

Bus terminal

Station Square

Route buses

in front of the Station Bus stop

Route buses

Highway buses

Eki-mae Happy Parking　Bus stop

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. ^ "Reiwa Go-Nen Do Ban Aizuwakamatsu no Shisei" 令和5年度版　会津若松の市勢 [Aizuwakamatsu Census, 2023 Edition] (PDF) (in Japanese). Aizuwakamatsu City. 5 September 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2023年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal Year 2023)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal Year 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal Year 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal Year 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal Year 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal Year 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
8. ふくしまの窓から [From the Window of Fukushima] (in Japanese). Japan: NTT East. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
9. 高速バス - 会津バス. www.aizubus.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-01-29.

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)

• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company
• Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture
• Aizu Line
• Ban'etsu West Line
• Tadami Line
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899
• Aizuwakamatsu