Tsugaru-Shinjō Station (津軽新城駅, Tsugaru-Shinjō-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station 津軽新城駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Tsugaru-Shinjō Station in August 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 376 Yamada, Shinjō, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0042 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′40.88″N 140°40′19.46″E / 40.8280222°N 140.6720722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 478.8 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shinjō (until 1915) | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 365 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editTsugaru-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 layout
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- Aomori City 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
- Kōnan Bus
- For.Kuroishi via Namioka and Tobinai
- For.Goshogawara via Daishaka and Harako
- For.Yadame via Aomori Station and Shinmachi
History
editTsugaru-Shinjō Station was opened on 1 December 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 11 September 1915. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 365 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Aomori city hall Shinjō office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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