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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station is a railway station in Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station for Aizu-Wakamatsu and surrounding areas.LinesThe following lines pass through or terminate at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station: East Japan Railway CompanyBanetsu West LineTadami LineAizu Line (the Aizu Line officially terminates at Nishi-Wakamatsu Station but trains continue along JR East tracks to terminate at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station.)HistoryThe station opened on July 15, 1899, as Wakamatsu Station of the Ganetsu Railway. On May 21, 1917, the station was renamed Aizu-Wakamatsu. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 2,908 passengers daily . The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.WebcamThere is a webcam installed by NTT East on the walkway between platforms 1 and 2/3. This gives a view of trains using platforms 1 and 2. The camera provides both video and sound using a 512 kbit/s stream. The webcam was discontinued as of the 31/03/2017.Surrounding areaThere is a freight depot located adjacent to the station.