is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Nishi-Wakamatsu Station is located southwest of the center of Aizuwakamatsu.
Lines Nishi-Wakamatsu Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 3.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. It is also served by the Aizu Railway Aizu Line, of which it is the official terminus; however, most Aizu Line trains continue to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station.
Station layout
Nishi-Wakamatsu Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History Nishi-Wakamatsu Station opened on October 15, 1926, as an intermediate station on the initial eastern section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Tadami Line between and . The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed September 28, 2005.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 586 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger statistics for previous years are below.
JR East passenger boardings Fiscal year Daily average 2000 714 2001 725 2002 736 2003 721 2004 712 2005 743 2006 766 2007 737 2008 719 2009 703 2010 731 2011 668 2012 669 2013 656 2014 619 2015 654 2016 644 2017 656 2018 637 2019 586
Surrounding area Aizuwakamatsu Castle Wakamatsu-Zaimokumachi post office Aizuwakamatsu weather station Jyōsai Elementary School Aizuwakamatsu fourth Junior High School Aizu Senior High School
Fukushima Prefectural Route 59 Fukushima Prefectural Route 211 Fukushima Prefectural Route 328
See also List of railway stations in Japan
External links
JR East Station information Aizu Railway Station information
References