Bandaimachi Station

Bandaimachi Station 磐梯町駅
File:JR Bandaimachi sta 001.jpg Bandaimachi Station, February 2012
Location	1341-1 Higashi-Matsuyama Bandai, Bandai, Yama, Fukushima （福島県耶麻磐梯町大字磐梯字東松山1341-1） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Ban'etsu West Line
History
Opened	1899
Previous names	Ōdera (until 1965)
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2013)	164 daily

Bandaimachi Station (磐梯町駅, Bandaimachi-eki) is a railway station on the Ban'etsu West Line in Bandai, Fukushima Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Bandaimachi Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is located 51.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōriyama Station.

Station layout

Bandaimachi Station has a single island platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata
2	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Inawashiro, Bandai-Atami and Kōriyama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ban'etsu West Line
Inawashiro		Aizu Liner		Aizu-Wakamatsu
Okinashima		Rapid		Higashi-Nagahara
Okinashima		Local		Higashi-Nagahara

History

Bandaimachi Station opened on July 15, 1899 as Ōdera Station (大寺駅, Ōdera-eki). It was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1965. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Site of Enichi-ji (National Historic Site)
• Bandaimachi Town Hall
• Bandaimachi Post Office

External links

• JR East Station information (Japanese)