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==Station layout== |
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Aomori Station has three [[island platform]]s connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "[[Midori no Madoguchi]]" staffed ticket office, a [[convenience store#Japan|convenience store]], and a View Plaza travel agency. A second footbridge added during the station's most recent reconfiguration connects the areas to the east and west of the station, allowing pedestrians to cross over the station's platforms without purchasing a ticket.<ref>{{cite news|title=新青森駅舎と東西自由通路、利用始まる|trans-title=New station building and east-west free passage at Aomori Station begins operation|url=https://kahoku.news/articles/20210327khn000025.html|newspaper=[[Kahoku Shimpō]]|language=ja|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=30 March 2021}}</ref> |
Aomori Station has three [[island platform]]s connected to the station building by a footbridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=青森駅の構内図|trans-title=Aomori Station layout|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/stations/25.html|publisher=[[East Japan Railway Company]]|language=ja|date=2021|accessdate=30 March 2021}}</ref> The station has a "[[Midori no Madoguchi]]" staffed ticket office, a [[convenience store#Japan|convenience store]], and a View Plaza travel agency. A second footbridge added during the station's most recent reconfiguration connects the areas to the east and west of the station, allowing pedestrians to cross over the station's platforms without purchasing a ticket.<ref>{{cite news|title=新青森駅舎と東西自由通路、利用始まる|trans-title=New station building and east-west free passage at Aomori Station begins operation|url=https://kahoku.news/articles/20210327khn000025.html|newspaper=[[Kahoku Shimpō]]|language=ja|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=30 March 2021}}</ref> |
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===Platforms=== |
===Platforms=== |
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![]() The west entrance of Aomori Station in March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1 Yanagawa, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°49′43.87″N 140°44′4.89″E / 40.8288528°N 140.7346917°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 3 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 September 1891 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 27 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2016 | JR East: 5,342 (daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aomori Station (青森駅, Aomori-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station has been operating since September 1891, though the most recent station building, which consists of three island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge, was completed in March 2021. Since 1987 the station has been used by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which operates various services to destinations throughout the Tōhoku region. Since 2010 the station's operations have been jointly run by JR East and the Aoimori Railway Company, a third sector, regional rail operator.
Location
Aomori Station is located at the western terminus of Aomori Prefecture Route 16, a 1,169-meter-long (3,835 ft) road that provides access to the station from Japan National Route 4 in central Aomori.[1] The station is situated within the urban core of central Aomori[2] and is in close proximity to the city hall, prefectural hall, the city library, and several landmarks and museums including the Aomori Bay Bridge, A-Factory, and Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse.[3]
Station layout
Aomori Station has three island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.[4] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office, a convenience store, and a View Plaza travel agency. A second footbridge added during the station's most recent reconfiguration connects the areas to the east and west of the station, allowing pedestrians to cross over the station's platforms without purchasing a ticket.[5]
Platforms
1 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Asamushi-Onsen, Noheji, and Hachinohe |
2 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Asamushi-Onsen, Noheji, and Hachinohe |
■ 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 |
History
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The station opened on 1 September 1891.[6] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[6]
In October 2018 construction commenced on the fifth iteration of the Aomori Station building with improved access to the station's western entrance.[7] On 27 March 2021, the fourth-generation station building was closed following the opening of the fifth-generation station building and the conclusion of celebratory festivities in the older building.[8] Following the movement of station operations, the area occupied by the older building is slated to be replaced with commercial space operated by the city of Aomori and JR East as well as a hotel that overlooks the station platforms. The multi-use, ten-story building is set to completed in 2024.[9]
Services
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/JR_Type_701_%40Aomori_station.jpg/220px-JR_Type_701_%40Aomori_station.jpg)
Aomori Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Tsugaru Line of JR East. It is also served by the regional Aoimori Railway Line. 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.
Limited express train services
The following limited express services stop at Aomori Station:
- Tsugaru (Akita - Aomori)
Former services
The following Limited express services used to stop at Aomori Station:
- Hakuchō / Super Hakuchō (Shin-Aomori - Hakodate via Aomori)
The following overnight sleeping car services also used to operate to and from Aomori Station.
Bus services
Buses serving the station are operated by the following operators.
- Aomori City Bus
- Kōnan Bus Company
- JR Bus Tohoku Company
- Towada-Kanko Electric Railway
- Shimokita Kotsu
Highway buses
- Asunaro; For Namioka, Kuroishi, Kosaka, and Morioka Station[10]
- Blue City; For Sendai Station[11]
- Sky; For Ueno Station[12]
- Panda; For Ueno Station[13]
- Enburi; For Shinjuku Station and Tokyo Station[14]
- Tsugaru; For Shinjuku Station and Tokyo Station[15]
- La Foret; For Tokyo Station[16]
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).[17]
In popular culture
Aomori Station is the setting for the 1977 enka song by Sayuri Ishikawa "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki". The song is about a young woman who has left a lover behind in Tokyo and is thinking back on them as she disembarks from a train at the station and prepares to board a ferry boat to Hokkaido.[18]
See also
References
- ^ "道路情報(東青地域県民局地域整備部)" [Road information (Aomori Metropolitan Prefectural Bureau Regional Development Department)] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "平成30年度除 排 雪 事 業 実 施 計画" [2018 snow removal implementation plan] (PDF) (in Japanese). City of Aomori. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "青森駅前のおすすめスポット!観光・グルメ・人気の名所をご紹介" [Recommended spots in front of Aomori Station! Introducing sightseeing, gourmet food, and popular attractions] (in Japanese). Willer Express. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "青森駅の構内図" [Aomori Station layout] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "新青森駅舎と東西自由通路、利用始まる" [New station building and east-west free passage at Aomori Station begins operation]. Kahoku Shimpō (in Japanese). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 420. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "青森駅自由通路供用開始及び落成式典開催について" [About the start of service of the free passage at Aomori Station and the holding of the inauguration ceremony] (PDF) (in Japanese). City of Aomori. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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(help) - ^ "ありがとう4代目青森駅舎現駅舎での最後のイベントを開催します!" [Thank you fourth-generation Aomori Station building. We will hold the final event at the current station building!] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR East. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "JR東日本、青森駅舎跡地に複合商業ビル" [A commercial complex run by JR East on the site of the former Aomori Station building]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "あすなろ号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "ブルーシティ号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "スカイ号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "パンダ号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "えんぶり号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "津輕号 - 弘南バス株式会社". www.konanbus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sayuri Ishikawa (January 1977). 津軽海峡・冬景色 [Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki] (Vinyl record) (in Japanese). Japan: Nippon Columbia.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Aoimori Railway station information (in Japanese)