is a

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in the city of

Hirosaki is a Cities of Japan, city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 163,639 in 71,044 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Hirosaki developed as a jōkamachi, ca ...

Aomori Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori (city), Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is border ...

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, operated by the private railway operator,

Kōnan Railway Company The , also known as Konan Tetsudo, 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 ...

Lines

Chūō-Hirosaki Station is the northern

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of the

Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line The is a railway route operated by the Japanese private railway in Aomori Prefecture, from Chūō-Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki to Ōwani Station in Ōwani. History On July 25, 1949, the was established, and connected Ōwani Station with ...

, and lies 13.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Ōwani Station.

Station layout

Chūō-Hirosaki Station has one deadheaded

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serving a single track. The small station building houses an ''

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''-style

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restaurant.

Adjacent stations

History

Chūō-Hirosaki Station was opened on January 26, 1952. From April 1, 1997 it has been a ''kan'i itaku'' station, run by a group of retired employees from the Kōnan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

*downtown central Hirosaki

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