Tsugaru-Shinjō Station

Coordinates: 40°49′40.88″N 140°40′19.46″E / 40.8280222°N 140.6720722°E / 40.8280222; 140.6720722
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Tsugaru-Shinjō Station

津軽新城駅
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station in April 2007
General information
Location376 Yamada, Shinjō, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=999
History
Opened1894
Previous namesShinjō (until 1915)
Passengers
FY2015352 daily
Location
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station is located in Japan
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station
Location within Japan

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station (津軽新城駅, Tsugaru-Shinjō-eki) is a railway station on the JR East northern Ōu Main Line located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture Japan.

Lines

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 478.8 km from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Ōu Main Line for Aomori
2  Ōu Main Line for Hirosaki and Akita
3  Ōu Main Line (siding)


Note: Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

Route bus

  • Aomori municipal Bus
    • For.Aomori Station via Ishie,Nishitaki and Furukawa
    • For.Namioka Station via Daishaka
    • For.Magonai via Tsurugasaka
    • For.Furukawa via Okamachi,Aburakawa and Okidate
    • For.Nogiwa-Danchi via Okachimachi and Aburakawa
  • Konan Bus
    • For.Kuroishi via Namioka and Tobinai
    • For.Goshogawara via Daishaka and Harako
    • For.Yadame via Aomori Station and Shinmachi

Adjacent stations

Service
Ōu Main Line
Namioka   Rapid   Shin-Aomori
Tsurugasaka   Local (各駅停車)   Shin-Aomori

History

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station was opened on December 1, 1894 as Shinjō Station (新城駅, Shinjō-eki) on the Japanese Government Railway, the predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR). It took its present name on September 11, 1915. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 352 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Aomori city hall Shinjō office

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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40°49′40.88″N 140°40′19.46″E / 40.8280222°N 140.6720722°E / 40.8280222; 140.6720722