Ashinomaki-Onsen Station

Ashinomaki-Onsen Station
芦ノ牧温泉駅
Ashinomaki-Onsen Station in May 2010
Location
Prefecture Fukushima
(See other stations in Fukushima)
City Aizuwakamatsu
Neighborhood etc. Oto-cho, Kamimiyori otsu 249
(in Japanese)福島県会津若松市大戸町上三寄乙249
History
Year opened 1927
Former name Kami-Miyori Station
Present name since 1987
Rail services
Operator(s) Aizu Railway
Line(s) Aizu Line

Ashinomaki-Onsen Station (芦ノ牧温泉駅 Ashinomaki-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway..

Lines

Ashinomaki-Onsen Station is served by the Aizu Line, and is located 10.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nishi-Wakamatsu Station.

Station layout

Ashinomaki-Onsen Station has two opposed side platform connected by a level crossing.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Aizu Railway Aizu Line
Nishi-Wakamatsu Open-car "torokko" Yunokami-Onsen
Amaya Rapid Ōkawa-Dam-Kōen
Amaya Local Ōkawa-Dam-Kōen

Bus, the station master cat

The station is home to Bus (ばす Basu), a long-haired cat who acts as the station master in a manner similar to Tama of Kishi Station. Bus was named after the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro.[1]

History

Ashinomaki-Onsen Station opened on November 1, 1927 at Kami-Miyori Station (上三寄駅|Kamimiyori-eki). The station was renamed to its present name on July 16, 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

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References


Coordinates: 37°23′44″N 139°55′56″E / 37.39556°N 139.93222°E