JR Banetsu Line 磐越西線

Banetsu Train 1

Ban'etsu East Line train in Tamura City.

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The JR Banetsu West Line and JR Banetsu East Line connect Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture with Niitsu and Iwaki respectively.

JR Ban'etsu West Line 磐越西線

The JR Ban'etsu West Line connects Koriyama Station in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture and Niitsu Station in Niigata Prefecture.

The JR Ban'etsu West Line is approximately 175 km long and passes through some beautiful countryside and is the gateway to the volcanically formed, colored lakes of Goshikinuma in the Aizu region. Local trains generally stop at all stations though some trains skip some stations.

Banetsu Train 2

Ban-etsu Line train at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station

Banetsu Monogatari

Ban'etsu Monogatari Crossing over the Ichinotogawa River

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