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
- 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 23 - Aizu Mount Express begins operation.
- August 29 - Furusato-Koen Station opens.
- 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:
- March 17 - Aizu Mount Express begins direct operation to Tobu-Nikko Station.
- March 25-The Yume Tour begins operating to Kinugawa-Onsen Station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line.
- April 21, 2017 - Tobu's limited express Liberty Aizu starts operations to Aizu-Tajima Station.[2]
Ridership
| Year | Ridership |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 956,000 |
| 2002 | 679,000 |
| 2012 | 403,000 |
See also
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- Rail transport in Japan
- Aizu Line, the sole line operated by the company
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "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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