Hirosaki Station
{{short description|Railway station in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Hirosaki Station
| native_name = 弘前駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Hirosaki station 20110809.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Hirosaki Station in August 2011
| other_name =
| address = 1-1 Omotemachi, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8096
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|40|35|56.22|N|140|29|6.12|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| distance = 447.1 km from {{STN|Fukushima|x|Fukushima}}
| operator = {{Plainlist|
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{Colorbull|DarkOrange}} Ōu Main Line
- {{Colorbull|Violet}} Kōnan Line
}}
| platforms = 1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus stop
}}
| structure =
| code =
| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1344}}
| opened = December 1, 1894
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 4497 daily (JR East)
| pass_year = FY 2018
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East
|line1=Tsugaru|left1=Ōwani-Onsen|right1=Namioka
|line2=Ou Main|left2=Ōwani-Onsen|right2=Kawabe|type2=Rapid
|line3=Ou Main|left3=Ishikawa|right3=Naijōshi|note-mid3=Local
|line4=Gono|right4=Naijōshi|note-mid4=Rapid
Local|to-right4=Higashi-Noshiro
|system6=Konan|line6=Konan|right6=Hirosaki-Higashikōmae}}
| map_type = Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan
}}
{{nihongo|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. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
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 {{STN|Fukushima|x|Fukushima}}. Although the terminus of the Gonō Line is at {{STN|Kawabe|x|Aomori}}, 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 {{STN|Kuroishi|x|Aomori}}.
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=
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{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Ou Main Line|linecol=DarkOrange|dir=for {{STN|Namioka|x}} and {{STN|Aomori|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=3|linename=Gono Line|linecol=#0c7aad|dir=for {{STN|Goshogawara|x}} and {{STN|Fukaura|x}}}}
=Konan Railway platforms=
File:Kounan railway @Hirosaki station (2990395901).jpg
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1-2|first=4|name=Kōnan Line|col=Orange|dir= {{STN|Hiraka|x}} and {{STN|Kuroishi|x|Aomori}}}}
History
Hirosaki Station opened on December 1, 1894.{{cite book |title = 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans-title=JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 128| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}} On September 7, 1927, the Konan Railway also began operations at Hirosaki Station.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan | page = 196| isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} The station building was again reconstructed in 1981 to incorporate a shopping center.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}} 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|date=November 2013}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the JR East station was used by an average of 4,497 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_03.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 1 January 2019}} The Konan Railway station was used by an average of 2,851 passengers daily in fiscal 2011. The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
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=
- {{nihongo|Jodel|ヨーデル|Yōderu}} (operated by Kōnan Bus, JR Bus Tohoku, Iwate-Kenpoku Bus, and Iwate-Kenkōtsu)
- For Morioka Station
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1344 JR East station information page] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://konantetsudo.jp/station.html Konan Railway station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Ou Main Line}}
{{Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company