Daishaka Station

Railway station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Namioka towards Shinjō		Ōu Main Line Local		Tsurugasaka towards Aomori

Location
Daishaka Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Daishaka Station Daishaka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Daishaka Station (大釈迦駅, Daishaka-eki)is a railway station located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East)

Lines

Daishaka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 467.2 km from the southern terminus of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Shin-Aomori and Aomori
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Kawabe and Hirosaki
3	■ Ōu Main Line	(siding)

Note: Track 3 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction.

History

Daishaka Station was opened on December 1, 1894 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways, the predecessor to the Japan National Railway (JNR) in former Namioka village. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in July 2007.