Higashi-Aomori Station

Higashi-Aomori Station 東青森駅
Higashi-Aomori Station (left) and Tōryanse bridge (right) from the north
Location
Prefecture	Aomori (See other stations in Aomori)
City	Aomori
Neighborhood etc.	Furutachi 14-3
Postal code	030-0946
(in Japanese)	青森県青森市大字古館14-3
History
Year opened	1968
Rail services
Operator(s)	Aoimori Railway Company
Line(s)	Aoimori Railway Line

Higashi-Aomori Station (東青森駅, Higashi Aomori-eki) is a joint use railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line for passenger services, and for Japan Freight Railway Company for freight services. It is located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture Japan. It is 5.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Aoimori Railway Line at Aomori Station.

History

Higashi-Aomori Station was opened on July 21, 1968 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) when the Tōhoku Main Line was re-routed to the south of the downtown areas of the city. The surroundings were initially open farmland, so a freight depot was also developed. The station building has been unattended since November 1986. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). A large shopping complex was opened next to the station in November 2003. The section of the Tōhoku Main Line including this station was transferred to Aoimori Railway on December 4, 2010.

Lines

• Aoimori Railway
  • Aoimori Railway Line

Station layout

Higashi-Aomori Station has an island platform, connected to an unattended station building by an overpass.

Platforms

Surrounding area

• Tsukuda Junior High School

Adjacent stations

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• JTB Timetable December 2010 issue

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Aomori Station.

• Station information (Aoimori Railway) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 40°48′37.25″N 140°46′55.70″E / 40.8103472°N 140.7821389°E / 40.8103472; 140.7821389