Hirosaki Station
Lines. Hirosaki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 447.1 km from the southern starting point of the Ōu Main Line at . Although the terminus of the Gonō Line is at , most trains continue on to terminate at Hirosaki for ease of connections. It also forms the terminus of the 16.8 km private Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line to . Limited express trains. Hirosaki Station is served by the following limited express train services. Station layout. Hirosaki Station is an elevated station. The JR portion has a single side platform and an island platform, serving three  tracks, and the Kōnan Railway has a bay platform serving another two tracks. The station has a JR East "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and View Plaza travel agency. History. Hirosaki Station opened on December 1, 1894. On September 7, 1927, the Konan Railway also began operations at Hirosaki Station. The station building was again reconstructed in 1981 to incorporate a shopping center. 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 December 2004. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2018, the JR East  station was used by an average of 4,497 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Konan Railway station was used by an average of 2,851 passengers daily in fiscal 2011. The JR East passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.