Shin-Aomori Station

For the voice actor, see Shin Aomori.

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 2022
General information
Location	Ishie, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture 038-0003 Japan
Coordinates	40°49′39″N 140°41′36.5″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen      Ōu Main Line
Distance	713.7 km (443.5 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	JR East JR Hokkaido
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1986; 38 years ago (1986-11-01)
Rebuilt	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Passengers
FY2016	7,652 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shichinohe-Towada towards Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa through to Hokkaido Shinkansen Shichinohe-Towada towards Morioka Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayate Namioka towards Akita Tsugaru Aomori Terminus Tsugaru-Shinjō towards Akita Ōu Main Line Rapid Tsugaru-Shinjō towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station through to Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa Okutsugaru-Imabetsu towards Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayate
Location Shin-Aomori Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Shin-Aomori Station Shin-Aomori Station (Japan) Show map of 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 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 as 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, 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 a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Previously, Shin-Aomori Station was an unstaffed 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 2010.

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