Operated by JR East
Kōnan Railway Address Japan | Connections Bus stop Opened 1894 | |
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Location 1-1 Omotemachi, Hirosaki, Aomori
（青森県弘前市表町1-1）
Japan Line(s) Ōu Main Line, Kōnan Line Similar Chūō‑Hirosaki Station, Aomori Station, Hirosaki‑Higashikōmae Station, Shin‑Aomori Station, Hirosaki Castle | ||
Jr hirosaki station hirosaki city aomori prefecture
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.
Contents
Hirosaki station to new aomori station
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.
History
Hirosaki Station opened on December 1, 1894. On September 7, 1927, the Konan Railway also began operations at Hirosaki Station. The station building was again reconstructed in 1981 to incorporate a shopping center. 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the JR East station was used by an average of 4,489 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). 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.