Tsutsui Station (Aomori)

Tsutsui Station
Tsutsui Station; 筒井駅
	Tsutsui Station in June 2014
Location	3 Tsutsui, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 030-0944; Japan
Coordinates	40°48′20″N 140°46′12″E
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
Location
	Tsutsui Station Location within Japan

Tsutsui Station (筒井駅, Tsutsui-eki) is a railway station on the Aoimori Railway Line in Aomori, Aomori, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operating company Aoimori Railway Company.

Lines

Tsutsui Station is served by the 123.3 km Aoimori Railway Line between Metoki and Aomori, and is located between Higashi-Aomori and Aomori stations.[1]

Station layout

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

1	■ Aoimori Railway Line	for Noheji, Misawa and Hachinohe
2	■ Aoimori Railway Line	for Aomori

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Aoimori Railway Line
Rapid Shimokita: Does not stop at this station
Higashi-Aomori	Rapid	Aomori
Higashi-Aomori	Local	Aomori

History

Intended to provide access for the nearby Aomori Prefectural 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]

Surrounding area

Aomori Prefectural Aomori High School
Aomori Municipal Tsutui Junior High School
Aomori Municipal Tsutui Elementary School

References

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: The Mainichi Newspapers. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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.
新駅名は「筒井」／青い森鉄道 [New Aoimori Railway station to be named "Tsutsui"]. Too Nippo (in Japanese). Japan: The To-o Nippo Press Co.,Ltd. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

External links

Official website(in Japanese)

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[railfan20140316-1] 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.

[mainichi20140316-2] 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: The Mainichi Newspapers. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[mynavi20121212-3] 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.

[toonippo20130627-4] 新駅名は「筒井」／青い森鉄道 [New Aoimori Railway station to be named "Tsutsui"]. Too Nippo (in Japanese). Japan: The To-o Nippo Press Co.,Ltd. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.