Tsugaru-Shinjō Station

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
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station in June 2020
Location376 Yamada, Shinjō, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0042
Japan
Coordinates40°49′40.88″N 140°40′19.46″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance478.8 km from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1894
Previous namesShinjō (until 1915)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)365 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Namioka
toward Akita
 Ōu Main Line
Rapid
 Shin-Aomori
toward Aomori
Tsurugasaka
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
Location
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station (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 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

Tsugaru-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

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 365 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Aomori city hall Shinjō office

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 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.


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