Hirosaki Station Explained

Hirosaki Station
Native Name:	弘前駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-1 Omotemachi, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8096
Country:	Japan
Distance:	447.1 km from
Platforms:	1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
Status:	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:	December 1, 1894
Passengers:	4497 daily (JR East)
Pass Year:	FY 2018
Map Type:	Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Kōnan Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Hirosaki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 447.1 km from the southern starting point of the Ōu Main Line at . Although the terminus of the Gonō Line is at, most trains continue on to terminate at Hirosaki for ease of connections. It also forms the terminus of the 16.8 km private Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line to .

Limited express trains

Hirosaki Station is served by the following limited express train services.

Tsugaru (-)
Akebono overnight sleeper service (-)
Nihonkai overnight sleeper service (-)

Station layout

Hirosaki Station is an elevated station. The JR portion has a single side platform and an island platform, serving three tracks, and the Kōnan Railway has a bay platform serving another two tracks. The station has a JR East Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and View Plaza travel agency.

Konan Railway platforms

History

Hirosaki Station opened on December 1, 1894.^[1] On September 7, 1927, the Konan Railway also began operations at Hirosaki Station.^[2] The station building was again reconstructed in 1981 to incorporate a shopping center. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in December 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR East station was used by an average of 4,497 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The Konan Railway station was used by an average of 2,851 passengers daily in fiscal 2011.^[2] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	4,578^[4]
2005	4,424^[5]
2010	4,348^[6]
2015	4,625^[7]

Surrounding area

Hirosaki Post office
Hirosakiekimae Post Office
Hirosaki Bus terminal

Bus services

Local services

Kōnan Bus
- For Karekitaira via Dake hot spring
- For Fujishiro via Hamanomashi or Komagoshi
- For Goshogawara Station via Fujisaki, Itayanagi and Tsuruta
- For Namioka via Fujisaki
- For Kuroishi Station via Inakadate
- For Koguriyama via Hirosaki University
- For Sōma via Akudo
- For Tashiro via Kuniyoshi
- For Aomori Airport (Express bus)

Long-distance bus services

(operated by Kōnan Bus, JR Bus Tohoku, Iwate-Kenpoku Bus, and Iwate-Kenkōtsu)
- For Morioka Station

External links

Notes and References

Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 128. 4-533-00503-9.
Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 196. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 January 2019.
Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 November 2013.
Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 November 2013.
Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 November 2013.
Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 November 2017.