Tsugaru-Shinjō Station

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station 津軽新城駅
Location
Prefecture	Aomori (See other stations in Aomori)
City	Aomori
Neighborhood etc.	Shinjō Yamada 376
Postal code	038 - 0042
(in Japanese)	青森県青森市大字新城字山田376
History
Year opened	1894
Former name	Shinjō Station
Present name since	1915
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Ōu Main Line

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

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

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information page (Japanese)

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Coordinates: 40°49′40.88″N 140°40′19.46″E / 40.8280222°N 140.6720722°E / 40.8280222; 140.6720722