Tsutsui Station (Aomori)

Railway station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Tsutsui Station

筒井駅

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 / 40.80556; 140.77000
Operated by|  Aoimori Railway
Line(s)| ■ Aoimori Railway Line
Distance| 117.5 km from Metoki
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 15 March 2014 (2014-03-15)
Services
| Preceding station  |  Aoimori Railway | Following station

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Higashi-Aomori

towards Metoki

|  | Aoimori Railway Line |  | Aomori

Terminus

Location

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Location within Aomori Prefecture

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Tsutsui Station (Japan)

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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

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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

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* Aomori High School
* Tsutsui Middle School
* Tsutsui Elementary School

## Station layout

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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

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1 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line | for Noheji, Misawa and Hachinohe

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2 | ■ Aoimori Railway Line  | for Aomori

## History

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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

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Sasaki, Yasuhiro (12 December 2012). "青森県の青い森鉄道、青森～東青森間に設置する新駅の駅名候補を一般公募" [Aomori Prefecture launches public poll for names for new Aoimori Railway station]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
4. ^ "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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Stations of the Aoimori Railway Line

* Metoki
* Sannohe
* Suwanotaira
* Kenyoshi
* Tomabechi
* Kitatakaiwa
* Hachinohe
* Mutsu-Ichikawa
* Shimoda
* Mukaiyama
* Misawa
* Kogawara
* Kamikitachō
* Ottomo
* Chibiki
* Noheji
* Karibasawa
* Shimizugawa
* Kominato
* Nishi-Hiranai
* Asamushi-Onsen
* Nonai
* Yadamae
* Koyanagi
* Higashi-Aomori
* Tsutsui
* Aomori

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