Aomori Station


Aomori Station is a railway station in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company and the third-sector railway operator Aoimori Railway.

Lines

Aomori Station is served by the following lines:
The Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line formerly served Aomori Station as a connection to Hakodate in Hokkaido via the Seikan Tunnel. However, with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, conventional rail passenger services between Aomori and Hakodate have since been discontinued.

Station layout

Aomori Station has three island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.

Platforms

Super-Hakuchō and Hakuchō services usually reverse through the Ōu Main Line to terminate at Shin-Aomori.

Limited express train services

The following Limited express services stop at Aomori Station:
The following Limited express services used to stop at Aomori Station:
The following overnight sleeping car services also used to operate to and from Aomori Station.
The station opened on 1 September 1891. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

Buses serving the station are operated by the following operators.
In fiscal 2016, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 5,342 passengers daily.