Tsugaru-Shinjō Station

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station
津軽新城駅
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station in April 2007
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 / 40.8280222; 140.6720722Coordinates: 40°49′40.88″N 140°40′19.46″E / 40.8280222°N 140.6720722°E / 40.8280222; 140.6720722
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ōu Main Line
Distance 478.8 km from Fukushima
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website Official website
History
Opened December 1, 1894
Previous names Shinjō (until 1915)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 346 daily
Location
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 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   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 2016, the station was used by an average of 346 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Aomori city hall Shinjō office

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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