is a railway station on the JR East

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...

 located in the city of Aomori

Aomori, Aomori

is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 302,068 and a density of 366 persons per km². Its total area was 824.52 km².- History :...

, 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

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. It is 478.8 rail kilometers from the southern terminus

Terminal Station

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 of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station

Fukushima Station

Fukushima Station is the name of multiple train stations in Japan:*Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima*Fukushima Station in Osaka...

.

History

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station was opened on December 1, 1894 as 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

Privatization

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 of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Station layout

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station has one side platform

Side 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 one 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. The station is attended only during daylight hours.

Platforms

1	■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...	for
2	■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...	for and
3	■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...	(siding)

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

Route bus

• Aomori municipal Bus
  • For.Aomori Station
    Aomori Station
    is a railway station located in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. The station opened on 1 September 1891.-Lines:Aomori Station is served by the following lines.*Ōu Main Line *Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line *Aoimori Railway Line...
    
     via Ishie,Nishitaki and Furukawa
  • For.Namioka Station
    Namioka Station
    is a railway station on the JR East northern Ōu Main Line located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture Japan. It is 462.1 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station.-History:...
    
    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

Adjacent stations

External links

• JR East station information page