Aizu-Yokota Station

Aizu-Yokota Station (会津横田駅, Aizu-Yokota-eki) is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the town of Kaneyama, Ōnuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Aizu-Yokota Station

会津横田駅
Aizu-Ōshio Station in August 2006
LocationYokota Matsunokidaira, Kaneyama-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0322
Japan
Coordinates37.3922°N 139.4358°E / 37.3922; 139.4358
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tadami Line
Distance73,2km from Aizu-Wakamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 20, 1963
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Aizu-Ōshio
toward Koide
Tadami Line Aizu-Kosugawa
Location
Aizu-Yokota Station
Location within JR Tadami Line
Aizu-Yokota Station
Aizu-Yokota Station (Fukushima Prefecture)
Aizu-Yokota Station
Aizu-Yokota Station (Japan)

Lines

Aizu-Yokota Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 73.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

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

History

Aizu-Yokota Station opened on August 20, 1963. 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damage caused by torrential rainfall on July 30, 2011, services between Aizu-Kawaguchi Station and Tadami Station have been replaced by a provisional bus service.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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