Hirosaki Station

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Hirosaki
弘前
File:Hirosaki station.JPG
Location 1-1 Omotemachi, Hirosaki, Aomori
（青森県弘前市表町1-1）
Japan
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Line(s) Ōu Main Line, Kōnan Line
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  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1894

Hirosaki Station (弘前駅 Hirosaki-eki?) is a railway station in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Kōnan Railway.

Lines

Hirosaki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 447.1 km from the southern starting point of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station. Although the terminus of the Gonō Line is at Kawabe Station, most trains continue on to terminate at Hirosaki for ease of connections. It also forms the terminus of the 16.8 km private Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line to Kuroishi.

Limited express trains

Hirosaki Station is served by the following limited express train services.

Station layout

Hirosaki Station is an elevated station. The JR portion has a single side platform and an island platform, serving three tracks, and the Kōnan Railway has a bay platform serving another two tracks. The station has a JR East Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and View Plaza travel agency.

JR East platforms

1-3 ■ Ou Main Line for Ōdate and Akita
■ Ou Main Line for Namioka and Aomori
■ Gono Line for Goshogawara and Fukaura

Konan Railway platforms

File:Kounan railway @Hirosaki station (2990395901).jpg
The Konan Railway platforms, October 2008
1-2 ■ Kōnan Line Hiraka and Kuroishi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line
Ishikawa   Local   Naijōshi
Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line
Terminus Local Hirosaki-Higashikōmae

History

Hirosaki Station opened on December 1, 1894.[1] On September 7, 1927, the Konan Railway also began operations at Hirosaki Station.[2] The station building was again reconstructed in 1981 to incorporate a shopping center.[citation needed] 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 December 2004.[citation needed]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the JR East station was used by an average of 4,489　passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The Konan Railway station was used by an average of 2,851 passengers daily in fiscal 2011.[2] The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 4,578[4]
2005 4,424[5]
2010 4,348[6]
2011 4,442[7]
2012 4,489[3]

Surrounding area

  • Hirosaki Post office
  • Hirosakiekimae Post office
  • Hirosaki Bus terminal

Bus services

Local services

  • Kōnan Bus
    • For Karekitaira via Dake hot spring
    • For Fujishiro via Hamanomashi or Komagoshi
    • For Goshogawara Station via Fujisaki, Itayanagi and Tsuruta
    • For Namioka via Fujisaki
    • For Kuroishi Station via Inakadate
    • For Koguriyama via Hirosaki University
    • For Sōma via Akudo
    • For Tashiro via Kuniyoshi
    • For Aomori Airport (Express bus)

Long-distance bus services

See also

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
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