Tsurugasaka Station

Tsurugasaka Station (鶴ヶ坂駅) 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.

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.

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