Aizu-Nishikata Station

Railway station in Mishima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Aizu-Miyashita towards Koide		Tadami Line		Aizu-Hinohara towards Aizu-Wakamatsu

Location
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Aizu-Nishikata Station (会津西方駅, Aizu-Nishikata-eki) is a railway station on the Tadami Line in the town of Mishima, Ōnuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Aizu-Nishikata Station is served by the Tadami Line, and is located 43.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Aizu-Wakamatsu.

Station layout

Aizu-Nishikata Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

History

Aizu-Nishikata Station opened on October 28, 1941, as an intermediate station on the extension of eastern section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Tadami Line between Aizu-Yanaizu and Aizu-Miyashita.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.