Tsurugasaka Station 鶴ヶ坂駅
Tsurugasaka Station in September 2009
General information
Location	Tsurugasaka Kawai 91-3, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0045 Japan
Coordinates	40°47′28.5″N 140°38′05.5″E / 40.791250°N 140.634861°E / 40.791250; 140.634861
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	473.4 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 20, 1933
Rebuilt	2007
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Daishaka towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Tsugaru-Shinjō towards Aomori
Location
Tsurugasaka Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Tsurugasaka Station Tsurugasaka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tsurugasaka Station (鶴ヶ坂駅, Tsurugasaka-eki) is a railway station on the northern Ōu Main Line in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsurugasaka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 473.4 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms , connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Tsurugasaka Station was opened on November 15, 1929 as the Tsurugasaka Signal. It was upgraded to a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the pre-war predecessor to Japanese National Railways (JNR) on January 20, 1933. 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 July 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

• Tarapoki onsen

Bus services

• Aomori Municipal Bus
  • For Aomori Station via Shinjō and Furukawa
  • For Namioka Station via Daishaka
  • For Magonai
• Konan Bus
  • For Kuroishi via Namioka and Tobinai
  • For Gosyogawara via Daishaka and Harako
  • For Yadame via Shinjō, Aomori Station and Shinmachi