Hirosaki Station
Encyclopedia
is a joint railway station on the JR East
northern Ōu Main Line
and Kōnan Railway
located in the city of Hirosaki
, Aomori Prefecture
Japan
. It is 447.1 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station
. Although the terminus of the Gonō Line
is at Kawabe Station
, most trains continue on to terminate at Hirosaki for ease of connections.
and an island platform
, serving three tracks, and the Kōnan Railway has a bay platform
serving another two tracks . The station is attended, and has a Green Window service counter.
To celebrate Hirosaki City's status as the premier apple producing area of Japan, on one of the platforms is a 2-meter diameter model of an apple.
, Iwate-Kenpoku Bus and Iwate-Kenkōtsu)
resumed chartered high speed freight operations with 12-foot containers in 1995. With the privatization
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in December 2004.
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
northern Ōu Main Line
Ou Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture...
and Kōnan Railway
Konan Railway Company
The is a railway company that provides transportation services in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The company operates two regional railway lines: the Kōnan Line, which connects Hirosaki Station in the city of Hirosaki and Kuroishi Station in the city of Kuroishi, and the Ōwani Line, which...
located in the city of Hirosaki
Hirosaki, Aomori
is a city located in southwest Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is a castle town and was the Tsugaru clan ruled the 100,000 koku tozama han Hirosaki Domain from Hirosaki Castle during the Edo period. The city is currently a regional commercial center and the largest producer of apples in Japan...
, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is 447.1 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
Terminal Station
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of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station
Fukushima Station (Fukushima)
is a railway station located in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan.-Lines:*JR East**Tōhoku Shinkansen**Yamagata Shinkansen**Tōhoku Main Line**Ōu Main Line*AbukumaExpress** Abukuma Express Line*Fukushima Transportation** Iizaka Line-Layout:...
. Although the terminus of the Gonō Line
Gono Line
The is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshū. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations...
is at Kawabe Station
Kawabe Station (Aomori)
is a joint use railway station on the JR East northern Ōu Main Line and Gonō Line located in the town of Inakadate, Aomori Prefecture Japan. It is 453.4 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station, and is the northern terminus of the Gonō Line.-History:Kawabe...
, most trains continue on to terminate at Hirosaki for ease of connections.
Lines
- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Ōu Main LineOu Main LineThe is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture...
- Gonō LineGono LineThe is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshū. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations...
- Ōu Main Line
- Kōnan RailwayKonan Railway CompanyThe is a railway company that provides transportation services in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The company operates two regional railway lines: the Kōnan Line, which connects Hirosaki Station in the city of Hirosaki and Kuroishi Station in the city of Kuroishi, and the Ōwani Line, which...
- Kōnan Line
Station layout
Hirosaki Station is an elevated station. The JR portion has a single side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
and an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, serving three tracks, and the Kōnan Railway has a bay platform
Bay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
serving another two tracks . The station is attended, and has a Green Window service counter.
To celebrate Hirosaki City's status as the premier apple producing area of Japan, on one of the platforms is a 2-meter diameter model of an apple.
Platforms
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■Ōu Main Line Ou Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture... |
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| ■Gonō Line Gono Line The is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshū. The line stretches 147.2 km along the Sea of Japan coast with a total of 43 stations... |
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Limited express trains
- TsugaruTsugaru (train)The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company , which runs from to and via the Tōhoku Main Line and Ōu Main Line.-Service pattern:...
( - ) - AkebonoAkebono (train)The is a limited express sleeper train service operated by East Japan Railway Company , which runs from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Aomori, via the Jōetsu Line and Uetsu Main Line...
( - ) - NihonkaiNihonkai (train)The is an overnight train which is operated by the East Japan Railway Company . The train runs overnight between Osaka Station and Aomori Station using the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, Shin'etsu Main Line, Uetsu Main Line, and Ōu Main Line.-Area of operations:The Nihonkai...
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Bus connections
- Kōnan BusKonan Bus Companyis a bus company in Japan.- Bus garage :* Hirosaki Bus office ** Wattoku Branch office ** Fujishiro Branch office ** Sakuragaoka Branch office ** Itayanagi Branch office ** Ōwani Branch office...
- For Karekitaira via Dake hot spring
- For Fujishiro via Hamanomashi or Komagoshi
- For Goshogawara StationGoshogawara Stationis a joint use railway station on the JR East Gonō Line and the Tsugaru Railway Line located in the town of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture Japan. It is 125.7 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Gonō Line at Higashi-Noshiro Station and is the terminus for the Tsugaru Railway...
via Fujisaki, Itayanagi and Tsuruta - For Namioka via Fujisaki
- For Kuroishi StationKuroishi Station (Aomori)is a terminal railway station on the Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line located in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 16.8 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Hirosaki Station.-History:...
via Inakadate - For Koguriyama via Hirosaki University
- For Sōma via Akudo
- For Tashiro via Kuniyoshi
- For Aomori AirportAomori Airportis a regional airport located south southwest of Aomori Station in Aomori, a city in the Aomori Prefecture of Japan.-History:The first Aomori Airport was opened in 1964, in the town of Namioka, with a single 1200 x 30 meter runway designed for use with the NAMC YS-11 aircraft...
(Express bus)
Highway bus
(operated by Kōnan Bus, JR Bus TōhokuJR Bus Tohoku Company
is an operator of inter-city and regional bus lines based in the Tōhoku region of Japan. A subsidiary of the East Japan Railway Company group, JR Bus Tohoku is one of eight JR Bus companies within Japan Railways Group ....
, Iwate-Kenpoku Bus and Iwate-Kenkōtsu)
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- For Morioka StationMorioka StationMorioka Station is a railway station located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.-History:The station was opened on November 1, 1890, by Japan's first private railway company, Nippon Tetsudō.-Station layout:...
- For Morioka Station
History
Hirosaki Station was opened on December 1, 1894 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Ōu Northern Line, the predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR), established in 1909. On September 7, 1927, the Konan Railway also began operations at Hirosaki Station, and the station building was expanded and rebuilt in 1929. The station building was again reconstructed in 1981 to incorporate a shopping center. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1986; however, the Japan Freight Railway CompanyJapan Freight Railway Company
, or , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It provides transportation of cargo nationwide. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station....
resumed chartered high speed freight operations with 12-foot containers in 1995. With the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in December 2004.