Aomori Station

Aomori Station (青森駅, Aomori-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Aoimori Railway.

Aomori Station

　青森駅
Aomori Station entrance in August 2011
Location1 Yanagawa, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken
Japan
Coordinates40°49′43.87″N 140°44′4.89″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms3 island platforms
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
History
Opened1 September 1891
Passengers
FY2016JR East: 5,342 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shin-Aomori
toward Akita
 Tsugaru Terminus
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Shin-Aomori
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
Aburakawa
toward Minmaya
 Tsugaru Line
Preceding station Aoimori Railway Following station
Terminus Shimokita Higashi-Aomori
toward Ōminato
Aoimori Railway Line Tsutsui
toward Metoki
Location
Aomori Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Station
Aomori Station (Japan)

Lines
Aomori Bay Bridge and trains for the JR Ōu Main Line

Aomori Station is served by the following lines:

The Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line formerly served Aomori Station as a connection to Hakodate in Hokkaido via the Seikan Tunnel. However, with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, conventional rail passenger services between Aomori and Hakodate have since been discontinued.

Station layout

Aomori Station has three island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.

Platforms
1 ■ Aoimori Railway Line for Asamushi-Onsen, Noheji, and Hachinohe
for Shimokita and Ōminato
2 ■ Aoimori Railway Line for Asamushi-Onsen, Noheji, and Hachinohe
for Shimokita and Ōminato
■ Ōu Main Line for Shin-Aomori, Hirosaki, Ōdate, and Akita
3 ■ Ōu Main Line for Shin-Aomori, Hirosaki, Odate, and Akita
■ Tsugaru Line for Kanita and Minmaya

Super-Hakuchō and Hakuchō services usually reverse through the Ōu Main Line to terminate at Shin-Aomori.

Limited express train services

The following Limited express services stop at Aomori Station:

Former services

The following Limited express services used to stop at Aomori Station:

The following overnight sleeping car services also used to operate to and from Aomori Station.

History

The station opened on 1 September 1891.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Surrounding area
Auga

Buses

Buses serving the station are operated by the following operators.

Highway buses

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 5,342 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[9]

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 420. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. "あすなろ号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. "ブルーシティ号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  4. "スカイ号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  5. "パンダ号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  6. "えんぶり号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  7. "津輕号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  8. "青森－東京（ラ・フォーレ号） 予約制 | 高速バス | JRバス東北【公式HP】｜高速バス 仙台－新宿 3列シート車3000円～". www.jrbustohoku.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  9. 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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