Tsutsui Station (Aomori)
Tsutsui Station 筒井駅 | |||||||||||
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Regional rail station | |||||||||||
![]() Tsutsui Station in March 2024 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Tsutsui 3-chōme, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture 030-0944 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°48′20″N 140°46′12″E / 40.80556°N 140.77000°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 117.5 km from Metoki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 March 2014 | ||||||||||
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Tsutsui Station (筒井駅, Tsutsui-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line in the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operating company Aoimori Railway Company.
Location
[edit]Tsutsui Station is served by the 123.3 km (76.6 mi) Aoimori Railway Line between Metoki and Aomori, and is located between Higashi-Aomori and Aomori stations.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Aomori High School
- Tsutsui Middle School
- Tsutsui Elementary School
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two elevated side platforms serving two tracks.[1] The platforms are long enough to handle four-car trains.[1] The station is unstaffed.[2] A ticket vending machine, waiting room, and lifts to the platforms are located on the ground floor level.[1]
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Noheji, Misawa and Hachinohe |
2 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Aomori |
History
[edit]Intended to provide access for the nearby Aomori High School, construction of the station commenced in June 2012.[3] The name "Tsutsui" for the station was announced by Aomori Prefecture on 27 June 2013.[4] It formally opened from the start of the revised timetable on 15 March 2014.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "青い森鉄道の新駅「筒井駅」が開業" [New station, Tsutsui, opens on Aoimori Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Shuzo, Yui (16 March 2014). "青い森鉄道:初の新駅「筒井駅」開業 新型車両もデビュー" [First new station on Aoimori Railway, Tsutsui, opens. New trains also introduced.]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "新駅名は「筒井」/青い森鉄道" [New Aoimori Railway station to be named "Tsutsui"]. The Tō-Ō Nippō Press (in Japanese). Japan. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
External links
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- Official website(in Japanese)