Shin-Aomori Station 新青森駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The east entrance in September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ishie,Aomori City,Aomori Prefecture 038-0003 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′39″N140°41′36.5″E / 40.82750°N 140.693472°E /40.82750; 140.693472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 713.7 km (443.5 mi) fromTokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1986; 39 years ago (1986-11-01) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2010; 15 years ago (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 7,652 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shin-Aomori Station (新青森駅,Shin-Aomori-eki) is a railway station in the city ofAomori,Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by theEast Japan Railway Company (JR East) and theHokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Shin-Aomori Station is the northern terminus of theŌu Main Line fromFukushima viaAkita (a distance of 486.3 km (302.2 mi)), although most trains continue toAomori. It also forms the northern terminus of the high-speedTōhoku Shinkansen line fromTokyo (a distance of 674.0 km (418.8 mi)), operated byJR East, and the starting point of theHokkaido Shinkansen toShin-Hakodate-Hokuto (a distance of 148.9 km (92.5 mi)), operated byJR Hokkaido.
The conventional Ōu Main Line has a singleisland platform, serving two tracks. In addition to regular Ōu Main Line trains, the station serves two round-trips per day ofAoimori Railway trains, as well as two round-trips of the irregularResort Asunaro (direct toNoheji and theŌminato Line). Upon the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension on 4 December 2010, the station became the southern terminus ofHakuchō Limited express services toHakodate via theTsugaru Kaikyō Line, which ceased upon commencement of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen in March 2016.
The Shinkansen portion of the station, which 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 aMidori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Previously, Shin-Aomori Station was an unstaffed station consisting of a singleside platform for bi-directional traffic.
| 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | forAomori |
| 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | forHirosaki andAkita |
| 11,12 | ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen | forHachinohe,Morioka,Sendai, andTokyo |
| 13,14 | ■ Hokkaido Shinkansen | forShin-Hakodate-Hokuto |
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Shin-Aomori Station opened on 1 November 1986 as a station on theJapanese 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 2010.
The Hokkaido Shinkansen toShin-Hakodate-Hokuto opened on 26 March 2016, and is being extended toSapporo, due to open in 2031. Shinkansen services replaced the formerHakucho andSuper Hakucho limited express services from March 2016.
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 | |
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| (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 |