Aomori Station
Aomori Station 青森駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | 1 Yanagawa, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken Japan |
Operated by | |
Line(s) | |
Connections | Bus terminal |
History | |
Opened | 1 September 1891 |
Aomori Station (青森駅, Aomori-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aomori, Aomori, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector railway operator Aoimori Railway.
Lines
Aomori Station is served by the following lines:
- Ōu Main Line (for Shin-Aomori, Hirosaki, Akita, Yamagata, and Niigata)
- Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line (for Kanita, Minmaya, Hakodate, and Sapporo)
- Aoimori Railway Line (for Hachinohe and Morioka)
Station layout
Aomori Station has three island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.
Platforms
1 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Asamushi-Onsen, Noheji, and Hachinohe for Shimokita and Ōminato |
2 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Asamushi-Onsen, Noheji, and Hachinohe for Shimokita and Ōminato |
■ Ōu Main Line | for Shin-Aomori, Hirosaki, Ōdate, and Akita | |
3-6 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Shin-Aomori, Hirosaki, Odate, and Akita |
■ Tsugaru Line | for Kanita and Minmaya | |
■ Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line | for Kikonai, Hakodate, and Sapporo |
Adjacent stations
← | Service | → | ||
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Ōu Main Line | ||||
Shin-Aomori | Tsugaru Rapid Local |
Terminus | ||
Tsugaru Line | ||||
Terminus | - | Aburakawa | ||
Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line | ||||
Terminus | Super Hakucho Hakucho |
Kanita | ||
Aoimori Railway Line | ||||
Higashi-Aomori | Rapid | Terminus | ||
Aomori | Local | Terminus |
Super Hakucho and Hakucho services usually reverse through the Ōu Main Line to terminate at Shin-Aomori.
Limited express train services
The following Limited express services stop at Aomori Station:
- Hakuchō (Shin-Aomori - Hakodate)
- Tsugaru (Akita - Aomori)
- Akebono (Ueno - Aomori)
- Nihonkai (Osaka - Aomori)
History
The station opened on 1 September 1891.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Surrounding area
- Aomori Bay Bridge
- Aomori Station building "Rabina"
- Station square building "Auga"
- Aomori Citizens Library
- Aomori station square police box
- JR Bus Tohoku Aomori office
- Odashima Building
- Towada Kanko Bus Aomori ticket counter ("Blue city" ticket)
- Aomori Prefectural Office
- Aomori City Hall
Buses
Buses serving the station are operated by the following operators.
- Aomori City Bus
- Kōnan Bus Company
- JR Bus Tohoku Company
- Towada Kankō Bus