Akaiwa Station

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Akaiwa Station
赤岩駅
File:Akaiwa stn01.jpg
Akaiwa Station in August 2006
Location Akaiwa, Ōzasō, Fukushima, Fukushima
(福島県福島市大笹生字赤岩)
Japan
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Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
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History
Opened 1910

Akaiwa Station (赤岩駅 Akaiwa-eki?) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Akaiwa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line), and is located 14.6 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Services

The station is normally served by six services in each direction daily, but since December 2012, no trains stop at this station during the winter period (December to March).[2]>[3]

Station layout

The station is unstaffed and consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The platform is accessed from the station building via a level crossing.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
Niwasaka Local Itaya

History

Akaiwa Station opened on 13 October 1910.[4] The current station building dates from March 1958.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[4]

From 1 December 2012, trains stopped serving this station during the winter period (until 25 March 2013).[2][3]

Surrounding area

The station is located in an isolated mountainous area on the Fukushima side of the Itaya Pass.

References

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