Aizu Railway

Aizu Railway Co.,Ltd. (会津鉄道株式会社, Aizu-tetsudō-kabushiki-gaisha), 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 Railway Aizu Line.

Aizu Railway AT-650 series diesel train

The names of the company and the line are from the Aizu area of Fukushima Prefecture that the line serves.

History
See also: Aizu Line § History
  • June 22, 1984 - The Aizu line is opened by Japanese National Railways.[1]
  • November 10, 1986 - Aizu Railway Co., Ltd. is established.
  • 1987:
    • -Route name, new station name, company badge, etc. are determined.
    • July 16 - East Japan Railway (JR East) to convert the Aizu line Aizusen opening .
  • April 27, 1988 - To-no-Hetsuri Station opens.
  • October 12, 1990 - 15.4 km of the line is electrified, between Aizu-Tajima and Aizu-Kogen Ozeguchi. With this electrification, through services begin with the Tobu Kinugawa Line, Tobu Nikko Line, and the Tobu Isesaki Line.
  • August 10, 1995 - Minami-Wakamatsu Station opens.
  • August 7, 1999 - Amaya Station was opened.
  • July 18, 2001 - Aizu-Sanson-Dojo Station opens.
  • 2002
  • March 1, 2005 - The express "Minamiaizu" was abolished. Aizu Mount Express starts direct operation to Kinugawa Onsen Station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line.
  • March 18, 2006 - Aizu Kogen Station was renamed to Aizu Kogen Ozeguchi Station.
  • 2009:
    • April 18 - A concert is held outside Yunokami-Onsen station
    • August 23-24 - Rokujizo Station temporarily opens.
  • August 23, 24, 2010- Ichinoseiroku Jizoson Station was temporarily opened, in the same location as Rokujizo station the previous year. This station would be opened every year until 2014.
  • 2012:
  • April 21, 2017 - Tobu's limited express Liberty Aizu starts operations to Aizu-Tajima Station.[2]

Ridership
Annual Ridership[3]
YearRidership
1992956,000
2002679,000
2012403,000

See also

References
  1. "和書". 鉄道ジャーナル (in Japanese). 鉄道ジャーナル社. 21 (10): 108, 114–116. Aug 1987.
  2. "企業情報 │ 会津鉄道-会津鉄道で行く、会津の列車たび" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. "福島県内における地域鉄道利用状況の現状について" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 Mar 2020.
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