Tsurugasaka Station

Tsurugasaka Station (鶴ヶ坂駅, Tsurugasaka-eki) is a railway station on the northern Ōu Main Line in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tsurugasaka Station

鶴ヶ坂駅
Tsurugasaka Station in September 2009
LocationTsurugasaka Kawai 91-3, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0045
Japan
Coordinates40°47′28.5″N 140°38′05.5″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance473.4 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 20, 1933
Rebuilt2007
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Daishaka
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Tsugaru-Shinjō
toward Aomori
Location
Tsurugasaka Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Tsurugasaka Station
Tsurugasaka Station (Japan)

Lines

Tsurugasaka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 473.4 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms , connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Aomori
2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Hirosaki and Higashi-Noshiro

History

Tsurugasaka Station was opened on November 15, 1929 as the Tsurugasaka Signal. It was upgraded to a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to Japanese National Railways (JNR) on January 20, 1933. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in July 2007.

Surrounding area
  • Tarapoki onsen

Bus services
  • Aomori Municipal Bus
  • Konan Bus
    • For Kuroishi via Namioka and Tobinai
    • For Gosyogawara via Daishaka and Harako
    • For Yadame via Shinjō, Aomori Station and Shinmachi

See also
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