Ashinomaki-Onsen Station

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

Ashinomaki-Onsen Station

芦ノ牧温泉駅
Ashinomaki-Onsen Station in May 2010
LocationOto-cho, Kamimiyori otsu 249, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 969-5123
Japan
Coordinates37°23′44″N 139°55′56″E
Operated by Aizu Railway
Line(s)■Aizu Line
Distance10.5 km from Nishi-Wakamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1927
Previous namesKami-Miyori (until 1987)
Location
Ashinomaki-Onsen Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Ashinomaki-Onsen Station
Ashinomaki-Onsen Station (Japan)

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 layout

Ashinomaki-Onsen Station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms
station side ■ Aizu Line for Aizu-Tajima and Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
opposite side ■ Aizu Line for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata

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, Love and Peach, the station master cats

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] Bus had been a resident of the station since June, 2000. She was appointed as the honorary stationmaster in April 2008. She had worked with a human station master and retired in December 2015. Love (らぶ, Rabu) succeeded the honorary stationmaster.[2] He started working with them from July, 2014. Bus stayed in the station also after retirement with the title of honorary stationmaster of admirable longevity. She died on April 22, 2016.[3] On October 14, 2017, Peach (ぴーち, Pichi), who is Love's younger brother, was appointed as the rail manager (Head of facilities management).

History

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

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 沿線のイベントや注目情報を、名誉駅長「ばす」がお知らせします [Honorary station manager "BASS" will inform you of event and attention information along the line]. Aizu Railway Company (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2016.
  2. "Stationmaster cat 'Bus' retires, new feline appointed". Mainichi Daily News. December 25, 2015.
  3. 車窓から四季思い出会津線 [From the train window Four seasons memories Aizu line]. aizutetsudo.jp (in Japanese).
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