Akaiwa Station

Akaiwa Station (赤岩駅, Akaiwa-eki) is a disused railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] Services ended on 4 March 2017.[2]

Akaiwa Station

赤岩駅
Akaiwa Station in August 2006
LocationAkaiwa, Ōzasō, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0251
Japan
Coordinates37°48′21″N 140°20′07″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance14.6 km from Fukushima
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 October 1910
Closed4 March 2017
Location
Akaiwa Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Akaiwa Station
Akaiwa Station (Japan)

Lines

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

Services

The station used to be 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).[3][4]

Station layout

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

Platforms
Entrance side ■ Ou Main Line (Yamagata Line) for Fukushima
Opposite side ■ Ou Main Line (Yamagata Line) for Yamagata and Yonezawa

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

History

Akaiwa Station opened on 13 October 1910.[5] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[5]

From 1 December 2012, trains stopped serving this station during the winter period (until 25 March 2013).[3][4] Services stopped completely on 4 March 2017.[2]

Surrounding area

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

See also

References
  1. 各駅情報（赤岩駅） [Station Information: Akaiwa Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "【2017年3月JRダイヤ改正】仙台空港線や磐越西線で増発…赤岩駅は通年休止に". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. "奥羽・山田線駅を冬季休止へ" [Ou & Yamada Line stations to be closed during winter season]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 53 no. 622. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2013. p. 163.
  4. 奥羽本線 赤岩駅冬期間の普通列車通過についてのお知らせ [Notice of non-stopping trains at Akaiwa Station during winter period] (PDF). Press release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company Sendai Division. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 527. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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