Ashinomaki-Onsen Station


Ashinomaki-Onsen Station is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Aizu Railway.

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.

Station layout

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

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Bus, Love and Peach, the station master cats

The station is home to Bus, 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. 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 succeeded the honorary stationmaster. 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. On October 14, 2017, Peach, who is Love's younger brother, was appointed as the rail manager.

History

Ashinomaki-Onsen Station opened on November 1, 1927, as Kami-Miyori Station. The station was renamed to its present name on July 16, 1987.

Surrounding area