Tsugaru-Shinjō Station

Location
	Tsugaru-Shinjō Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Tsugaru-Shinjō Station Tsugaru-Shinjō Station (Japan)

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station

津軽新城駅
Tsugaru-Shinjō Station; 津軽新城駅
	Tsugaru-Shinjō Station in August 2023
General information
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	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	1 December 1894
Previous names	Shinjō (until 1915)
Passengers
FY2018	365 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Tsugaru-Shinjō Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Tsugaru-Shinjō Station Tsugaru-Shinjō Station (Japan)

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).

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

References

^ 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

Official website (in Japanese)

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[jreast2018stats-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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