Tsugaru-Shinjō Station Explained

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:津軽新城駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:376 Yamada, Shinjō, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0042
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:478.8 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:1 December 1894
Former:Shinjō (until 1915)
Passengers:365 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan

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 .

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

Note: Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

Route bus

History

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station was opened on 1 December 1894 as 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2016_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 1 January 2020.