Aizu-Shiozawa Station

Aizu-Shiozawa Station (会津塩沢駅, Aizu-Shiozawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the town of Tadami, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Aizu-Shiozawa Station

会津塩沢駅
Aizu-Shiozawa Station in May 2006
LocationShiozawa, Tadami-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0411
Japan
Coordinates37.3934°N 139.3551°E / 37.3934; 139.3551
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tadami Line
Distance80.9 km from Aizu-Wakamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1965
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Aizu-Gamō
toward Koide
 Tadami Line Aizu-Ōshio
toward Aizu-Wakamatsu
Location
Aizu-Shiozawa Station
Location within JR Tadami Line
Aizu-Shiozawa Station
Aizu-Shiozawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Aizu-Shiozawa Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 80.9 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

Aizu-Shiozawa Station has one side platform, which is very short and which can service trains of only one carriage in length, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Aizu-Shiozawa Station opened on February 1, 1965. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Due to damage caused by torrential rainfall on July 30, 2011, services between Aizu-Kawaguchi Station and Tadami Station have been replaced by a provisional bus service.

Surrounding area

See also
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