Yagan Railway
The Yagantetsudo Railway Co., Ltd. (野岩鉄道株式会社, Yagan Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Tochigi and Fukushima prefectural governments. It operates a single railway line, the Aizu Kinugawa Line (会津鬼怒川線, Aizu Kinugawa-sen).
The name of the line comes from the kanji characters of the ancient provinces of Shimotsuke (下野) (now Tochigi Prefecture) and Iwashiro (岩代) (now Fukushima Prefecture).
Aizu Kinugawa Line
The Aizu Kinugawa Line (会津鬼怒川線, Aizu Kinugawa-sen) is a 30.7 kilometre railway line from Shin-Fujiwara Station in Nikkō, Tochigi to Aizu-Kōgen Oze-guchi Station Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture. Its nickname is the Hot Spa. Line (ほっとスパ・ライン, Hotto Supa Rain, lit. Relaxing Spa. Line).
The name of the line comes from the Aizu area at the northern end and the Kinugawa Onsen hot spring resort area at the southern end.
History
The construction began as a part of the Japan Railway Construction Corporation. It was taken over by Yagan Railway.
- 9 October 1986: Starts operations.
- 12 October 1990: Direct service onto Aizu-Tajima Station on Aizu Railway Aizu Line begins.
- 18 March 2006: The nickname Hot Spa. Line debuts.
Stations
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | |||||
| Shin-Fujiwara | 新藤原 | - | 0.0 | Tōbu Kinugawa Line | Nikkō | Tochigi Prefecture |
| Ryūōkyō | 龍王峡 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||
| Kawaji-Onsen | 川治温泉 | 3.1 | 4.8 | |||
| Kawaji-Yumoto | 川治湯元 | 1.2 | 6.0 | |||
| Yunishigawa-Onsen | 湯西川温泉 | 4.3 | 10.3 | |||
| Nakamiyori-Onsen | 中三依温泉 | 6.5 | 16.8 | |||
| Kamimiyori-Shiobara-Onsenguchi | 上三依塩原温泉口 | 4.2 | 21.0 | |||
| Ojika-Kōgen | 男鹿高原 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |||
| Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi | 会津高原尾瀬口 | 5.7 | 30.7 | Aizu Railway Aizu Line | Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Minamiaizu District | Fukushima |
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia