Chūō-Hirosaki Station
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is the northern terminal
Terminal Station
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 railway station on the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line
Konan Railway Owani Line
The is a railway route operated by the Japanese private railway in Aomori Prefecture, from Chūō-Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki to Ōwani Station in Ōwani.-History:...

 located in the city of Hirosaki
Hirosaki, Aomori
is a city located in southwest Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is a castle town and was the Tsugaru clan ruled the 100,000 koku tozama han Hirosaki Domain from Hirosaki Castle during the Edo period. The city is currently a regional commercial center and the largest producer of apples in Japan...

, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan
Japan
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. It is 13.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Ōwani Station
Owani Station
of Kōnan Railway Company and of East Japan Railway Company northern Ōu Main Line an integrated railway station located in the town of Ōwani, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture Japan...

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History

Chūō-Hirosaki Station was opened on January 26, 1952. From April 1, 1997 is has been a kan'i itaku station
Kan'i itaku station
A , sometimes abbreviated as , is a form of train station in Japan which is operated by an entity other than the railway company using the station. These stations are commonly operated by the local municipality, an agricultural cooperative, a store in front of the station, or a private individual...

, run by an group of retired employees from the Kōnan Railway Company.

Station layout

Chūō-Hirosaki Station has a single side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s serving a single track. The small station building houses an izakaya
Izakaya
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-style soba
Soba
is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It is synonymous with a type of thin noodle made from buckwheat flour, and in Japan can refer to any thin noodle . Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup...

 restaurant.

Platforms

1 Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line
Konan Railway Owani Line
The is a railway route operated by the Japanese private railway in Aomori Prefecture, from Chūō-Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki to Ōwani Station in Ōwani.-History:...

for

Adjacent stations

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