Shin-Aomori Station
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Shin-Aomori Station
新青森駅
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| Shin-Aomori Station, May 2011 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aomori (See other stations in Aomori) |
| City | Aomori |
| Neighborhood etc. | Ishie |
| Postal code | 038-0003 |
| (in Japanese) | 青森県青森市石江高間田 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1986 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Ōu Main Line Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| Statistics | 1,083 passengers/day (FY2010) |
 There is a bus stop near this station |
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Shin-Aomori Station (新青森駅 Shin-Aomori-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shin-Aomori Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 480.6 km from the southern terminus of the line at Fukushima Station. From December 4, 2010, it became the northern terminus of the Tōhoku Shinkansen.[1]
Station layout
The conventional Ōu Main Line has a single island platform, serving two tracks. In addition to regular Ōu Main Line trains, the station serves two round-trips per day of regular Aoimori Railway trains, as well two round-trips of the irregular "Resort Asunaro" (direct to Noheji and the Ōminato Line). With the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension on 4 December 2010, it is also the southern terminus of Hakuchō service to Hakodate via the Tsugaru Kaikyō Line.
The Shinkansen station, opened on 4 December 2010, consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The platforms are 263 meters long and capable of handling 10-car trains.[2]
Previously, Shin-Aomori Station was an unmanned station consisting of a single side platform for bi-directional traffic.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Aomori |
| 2 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Hirosaki and Akita |
| 11-14 | ■Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Hachinohe, Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōhoku Shinkansen | ||||
| Shichinohe-Towada | - | Terminus | ||
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| Tsugaru-Shinjō | Local | Aomori | ||
| Tsugaru-Shinjō | Rapid | Aomori | ||
| Hirosaki | Limited express | Aomori | ||
History
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Shin-Aomori Station was opened on November 1, 1986 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. Work on a new station building began in July 2007, and was completed in 2010 ahead of the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension on 4 December. Plans exist to continue the line to Hakodate as part of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen by 2015.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 1,083 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Aomori-Nishi High School
- Shinjo Elementary School
- Galatown Aomori West Mall
- Aomori Kenko Land
References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
- ^ JR East press release: "東北新幹線八戸～新青森間の開業時期について" (10 November 2008). Retrieved on 11 November 2008. (Japanese)
- ^ Misawa, Manabu (January 2010). "東北新幹線・九州新幹線 建設状況最新レポート". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 39 (309): p.29–35.
- ^ "各駅の乗車人員" [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
External links
- JR East station information page (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 40°49′39″N 140°41′36.5″E / 40.82750°N 140.693472°E
