Aizu-Yokota Station

Aizu-Yokota Station
会津横田駅
Aizu-Ōshio Station in August 2006
Location
Prefecture Fukushima
(See other stations in Fukushima)
District Ōnuma
Town Kaneyama
Neighborhood etc. Yokota Matsunokidaira
(in Japanese)福島県大沼郡金山町大字横田字松ノ木平
History
Year opened 1963
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Tadami Line

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

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.

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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tadami Line
Aizu-Kosugawa - Aizu-Ōshio

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to damage caused by torrential rains on July 30, 2011, services between Aizu-Kawaguchi Station and Tadami Station have been replaced by a provisional bus service.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 37°23′32″N 139°26′09″E / 37.3922°N 139.4358°E