Yagan Railway

The Yagan Railway Co., Ltd. (野岩鉄道株式会社, Yagan Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha^?) is a Japanesse railway company whose major shareholders include the Tochigi and Fukushima prefectural governments. It operates a single railway line, the Aizu Kinugawa Line (会津鬼怒川線, Aizu Kinugawa-sen^?).

The name of the line comes from the kanji characters of the ancient provinces of Shimotsuke (下野^?) (now Tochigi Prefecture) and Iwashiro (岩代^?) (now Fukushima Prefecture).

Aizu Kinugawa Line

The Aizu Kinugawa Line (会津鬼怒川線, Aizu Kinugawa-sen^?) is a 30.7 kilometre railway line from Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi to Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture. Its nickname is the Hot Spa. Line (ほっとスパ・ライン, Hotto Supa Rain^?, lit. Relaxing Spa. Line).

The name of the line is from the Aizu area of Fukushima Prefectures and Kinugawa Onsen hot spring resort area, the line connects.

History

The construction began as a part of the Japan Railway Construction Corporation. It was taken over by Yagan Railway.

• 9 October 1986: Starts operations.
• 12 October 1990: Direct service onto Aizu-Tajima Station on Aizu Railway Aizu Line begins.
• 18 March 2006: The nickname Hot Spa. Line debuts.

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