is a

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located in the city of

Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of ...

Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, ...

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, operated by the

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 478.8 km from the southern terminus of the Ōu Main Line at .

Station layout

The station has one

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and one

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serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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

Route bus

Aomori City Bus is the bus public transit Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unl ...

**For. Aomori Station via Ishie, Nishitaki and Furukawa **For. Namioka Station via Daishaka **For.Magonai via Tsurugasaka **For.Furukawa via Okamachi, Aburakawa and Okidate **For.Nogiwa-Danchi via Okachimachi and Aburakawa * Kōnan Bus **For.Kuroishi via Namioka and Tobinai **For.Goshogawara via Daishaka and Harako **For.Yadame via Aomori Station and Shinmachi

History

Tsugaru-Shinjō Station was opened on 1 December 1894 as on the Japanese Government Railway, the predecessor to the Japan National Railways (JNR). It took its present name on 11 September 1915. With the

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 365 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Aomori city hall Shinjō office

References

External links

* Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture Ōu Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894 Transport in Aomori (city) {{Aomori-railstation-stub