Nanukamachi Station

Nanukamachi Station (七日町駅, Nanukamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Nanukamachi is "七日町" in Japanese. It means that bazaar was held on the seventh day in Edo era. "七日町" is also called "Nanokamachi".

Nanukamachi Station

七日町駅
Nanukamachi station and "Haikara-san"
Location5-1 Nanukamachi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 965-0044
Japan
Coordinates37°30′4.2″N 139°55′8.4″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1934
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nishi-Wakamatsu
toward Koide
Tadami Line Aizu-Wakamatsu
Terminus
Preceding station Aizu Railway Following station
Nishi-Wakamatsu Aizu Mount Express Aizu-Wakamatsu
Terminus
Nishi-Wakamatsu Aizu Line
Rapid Torokko
Aizu-Wakamatsu
One-way operation
Aizu Line
Local
Aizu-Wakamatsu
Terminus
Location
Nanukamachi Station
Location within JR Tadami Line
Nanukamachi Station
Nanukamachi Station (Fukushima Prefecture)
Nanukamachi Station
Nanukamachi Station (Japan)

Lines

Nanukamachi Station is served by the Tadami Line and is located 1.3 rail kilometres from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. It is also served by trains of the Aizu Railway Aizu Line to continue past the nominal terminus of the line at Nishi-Wakamatsu and travel on the Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

Nanukamachi Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended; however, within the station building is the "EkiCafe", a shop that sells many things of Aizu region, such as traditional sweets. And it also has an information corner about sightseeing in Aizu.[1] The bus for sightseeing of Aizuwakamatsu stops at Nanukamachi station, It's called "Haikara-san".

History

Nanukamachi Station opened on November 1, 1934. Operations were suspended from June 20, 1945, to June 20, 1946. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed July 28, 2002.

Surrounding area

  • Amida Temple
  • Aizuwakamatsu city hall
  • Aizuwakamatsu post office
  • Wakamatsu-Nanukamachi post office
  • Nisshin Elementary School
  • Aoi Senior High School
  • Aizuwakamatsu Xaverio Gakuen
    • Elementary School
    • Junior High School
    • Senior High School
  • National Route 118
  • National Route 252
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 59
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 325
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 326
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See also

References

  1. 駅Cafe. Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
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