Shin-Aomori Station

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) and the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Shin-Aomori Station 新青森駅
The east entrance in September 2014
Location	Ishie, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0003 Japan
Coordinates	40°49′39″N 140°41′36.5″E
Operated by	JR East JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen ■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	713.7 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1986
Rebuilt	2010
Passengers
FY2016	7,652 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shichinohe-Towada (Limited service) toward Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa through to Hokkaido Shinkansen Shichinohe-Towada toward Morioka Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayate Hirosaki toward Akita Tsugaru Aomori Terminus Tsugaru-Shinjō toward Akita Ōu Main Line Rapid Tsugaru-Shinjō toward Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station through to Tohoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Okutsugaru-Imabetsu toward Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
Location
Shin-Aomori Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Shin-Aomori Station Shin-Aomori Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Aomori Station is the northern terminus of the Ōu Main Line from Fukushima via Akita (a distance of 486.3 km (302.2 mi)), although most trains continue on to Aomori. It also forms the northern terminus of the high-speed Tōhoku Shinkansen line from Tokyo (a distance of 674.0 km (418.8 mi)), operated by JR East, and the starting point of the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (a distance of 148.9 km (92.5 mi)), operated by JR Hokkaido.

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 Aoimori Railway trains, as well two round-trips of the irregular Resort Asunaro (direct to Noheji and the Ōminato Line). Upon the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension on 4 December 2010, the station became the southern terminus of Hakuchō Limited express services to Hakodate via the Tsugaru Kaikyō Line, which ceased upon commencement of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen in March 2016.

The Shinkansen portion of the station, opened on 4 December 2010, consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The platforms are 263 meters long and capable of handling 10-car trains.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Previously, Shin-Aomori Station was an unmanned station consisting of a single side platform for bi-directional traffic.

Platforms

The Shinkansen platforms in November 2010

The Ōu Main Line platforms in May 2011

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Aomori
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Hirosaki and Akita
11,12	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Hachinohe, Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo
13,14	■ Hokkaido Shinkansen	for Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

History

Shin-Aomori station in January 2003 before rebuilding

Shin-Aomori Station opened on 1 November 1986 as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 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.

The Hokkaido Shinkansen to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto opened on 26 March 2016, and is being extended to Sapporo, due to open in 2031. Shinkansen services replaced the former Hakucho and Super Hakucho limited express services from March 2016.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the conventional portion station was used by an average of 3,619 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) and the Shinkansen portion by 4,033 passengers.[2][3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average		Total
	(Conventional)	(Shinkansen)
2010	1,083[4]	-	1,083
2011	2,730[5]	-	2,730
2012	3,319[6]	4,571[7]	7,890
2013	3,639[8]	4,523[9]	8,162

Surrounding area

• National Route 280
• Aomori-Nishi High School
• Shinjo Elementary School
• Galatown Aomori West Mall
• Aomori Kenko Land

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 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. Vol. 39 no. 309. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 29–35.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. 新幹線駅別乗車人員 (2016年度) [Shinkansen passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
7. 新幹線駅別乗車人員 (2012年度) [Shinkansen passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
9. 新幹線駅別乗車人員 (2013年度) [Shinkansen passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)