Tsugaru-Shinjō Station

Tsugaru-Shinjō 津軽新城
Location	Shinjō Yamada 376, Aomori, Aomori （青森県青森市大字新城字山田376） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Ōu Main Line
History
Opened	1894
Previous names	Shinjō (until 1915)

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. It is 478.8 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station.

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.

Lines

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Ōu Main Line

Station layout

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station is attended only during daylight hours.

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

Surrounding area

• Aomori city hall Shinjō office

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Ōu Main Line
Tsurugasaka		Local (各駅停車)		Shin-Aomori

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information page (Japanese)