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Aoimori Railway Line 青い森鉄道線

Railway · Aoimori Railway 青い森鉄道 · 27 stations

How to ride Aoimori Railway P

Operator-wide facts from Aoimori Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Not accepted P
Credit card touchNot confirmed
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Shown on the top page; Japanese only; delays of 30 minutes or more and cancellations
Step-free accessStation list → PThe page links a station-by-station list of barrier-free facilities (PDF). Staff help wheelchair users on and off the train if you book by the day before (two days before if that day is a holiday) on 0570-052033 (8:00–20:00, choose option 1).
Passes15 valid herefrom ¥700
IC cards and payment in detail

Suica, PASMO and other transport IC cards cannot be used on the Aoimori Railway line. No date has been set for introducing them. P

青い森鉄道線では、SuicaやPASMO等の交通系ICカードではご乗車になれません。

Getting on

  1. Buy a ticket at the window or ticket machine and go through the gate. Tickets and passes bought from a ticket machine work in the automatic gates at Aomori and Hachinohe; tickets bought at a window go through the staffed gate.

Getting off

  1. Hand in your ticket at the gate, or show your pass to the staff at the staffed gate.

Getting on

  1. At unstaffed stations (and staffed stations outside window hours), board by the rearmost door of the first car and take a numbered ticket (seiriken) on the train.
  2. If you are going to a staffed station, you can buy your ticket at the gate there.

Getting off

  1. On a one-man train getting off at an unstaffed station, show your ticket or pass to the driver; tickets go into the fare box.
Sources checked 2026-09-04 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 15 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. 4 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Aomori City Odekake Free Pass

Aomori city おでかけフリーパス · Aoimori Railway

¥700 1 adult (up to 2 children of primary-school age or younger ride free)

One day. Not valid 1–7 August or on the day of the Asamushi fireworks.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Aoimori One-Day Pass

青い森ワンデーパス · Aoimori Railway

¥2,270 Adult · ¥1,650 High-school student · ¥1,650 Junior-high-school student · +1 more

One day, on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (not 1–7 August) and in set periods: 29 April – 5 May, 20–31 July, 8–31 August, 23 December – 7 January.

Conditions apply 1 day · Unlimited rides

Aoimori Tourist Pass (domestic)

青い森ツーリストパス 国内用 · Aoimori Railway

¥2,270 1-day, adult · ¥1,140 1-day, child · ¥4,180 2-day, adult · +1 more

1-day pass: the day of use only. 2-day pass: 2 consecutive days. Cannot start 1–7 August.

Foreign visitors only 1 day · Unlimited rides

Aoimori Tourist Pass (for foreign visitors)

青い森ツーリストパス 訪日外国人用 · Aoimori Railway

¥2,270 Adult · ¥1,140 Child

One day (not 1–7 August). Valid to the terminus on trains running past midnight.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Round trip + area

LOVINA Shopping Ticket

ラビナお買い物きっぷ · Aoimori Railway

¥2,400 Tsutsui / Higashi-Aomori ⇔ Aomori (adult) · ¥2,440 Koyanagi / Yadamae ⇔ Aomori (adult) · ¥2,580 Nonai / Asamushi-Onsen ⇔ Aomori (adult) · +11 more

One day; the shopping vouchers are valid only on the day the ticket is used.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Aomori Holiday Pass

あおもりホリデーパス · JR East

¥2,720 Adult · ¥1,360 Child (6–11)

One day. Weekends and holidays, plus every day 29 Apr–5 May, 20–31 Jul, 8–31 Aug and 23 Dec–7 Jan (not 1–7 Aug).

Anyone can buy 3 days · Discount ticket

Kaikyō Yuttado Rail & Ferry Ticket (Aomori–Hakodate)

海峡ゆったどきっぷ · Aoimori Railway

¥4,660 Hachinohe – Aomori + ferry, adult · ¥2,330 Hachinohe – Aomori + ferry, child · ¥4,160 Misawa – Aomori + ferry, adult · +5 more ¥957/day

3 days. One way only, in either direction.

Anyone can buy Ride set · Ride set

Aoimori Twin Ticket (Aomori–Hachinohe 2-ride set)

青い森ツインきっぷ · Aoimori Railway

¥4,500 2 adult rides Aomori/Higashi-Aomori ⇔ Hachinohe (no child version)

1 month from the date of issue; the two tickets can be used on different days.

Anyone can buy 3 days · Discount ticket

Aomori–Tomakomai Rail & Ferry Ticket (Tetsunaka Kippu)

青森・苫小牧てつなかきっぷ · Aoimori Railway

¥7,520 Aomori – Hachinohe + ferry, adult · ¥3,760 Aomori – Hachinohe + ferry, child · ¥6,600 Noheji – Hachinohe + ferry, adult · +3 more ¥1,927/day

3 days. One way only, in either direction.

Anyone can buy On sale from 27 Nov 20267 days · Unlimited rides

Hokkaido & East Japan Pass (local trains)

北海道&東日本パス(普通列車限定) · JR East and JR Hokkaido

¥11,780 Adult · ¥5,890 Child (6–11) ¥1,683/day

7 consecutive days; valid until the last train on the last day.

Conditions apply On sale from 18 Dec 20265 days · Unlimited rides

Otona no Kyūjitsu Club Pass (East Japan)

大人の休日倶楽部パス(東日本) · JR East

¥21,000 Ordinary car (station / ticket machine) · ¥20,000 Ordinary car (Ekinet) · ¥36,000 Green car (Ekinet only) ¥4,000/day

5 consecutive days. Up to 6 seat reservations included.

Conditions apply On sale from 18 Dec 20265 days · Unlimited rides

Otona no Kyūjitsu Club Pass (East Japan & Hokkaido)

大人の休日倶楽部パス(東日本・北海道) · JR East and JR Hokkaido

¥29,000 Ordinary car (station / ticket machine) · ¥28,000 Ordinary car (Ekinet) · ¥51,000 Green car (Ekinet only) ¥5,600/day

5 consecutive days. Up to 6 seat reservations included.

Foreign visitors only 6 days · Unlimited rides

JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido Rail Pass

JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido Rail Pass · JR East and JR Hokkaido (joint pass)

¥32,000 Adult · ¥16,000 Child (6–11) ¥5,333/day

6 consecutive days from the start date you choose.

Foreign visitors only 5 days · Unlimited rides

JR EAST PASS

JR EAST PASS · JR East

¥35,000 Adult, 5 days · ¥17,500 Child (6–11), 5 days · ¥50,000 Adult, 10 days · +1 more ¥7,000/day

5 or 10 consecutive days from the start date you choose.

Foreign visitors only 6 days · Unlimited rides

JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass

JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass · JR East and JR Hokkaido (joint pass)

¥40,000 Adult · ¥20,000 Child (6–11) ¥6,667/day

6 consecutive days from the start date you choose.

3 passes cover part of this line

Valid only between the stations named; outside that stretch you pay the fare. Stretches marked “unofficial source” come from Wikipedia or travel sites, and “estimated from the official map” ones were read off the issuer's map image, not its text: check the official map before you buy.

  • Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass (Aki no Norihōdai Pass) · ¥7,850 Adult · ¥3,920 Child (6–11) · Aomori – Hachinohe (riding through only)
  • Seishun 18 Kippu · ¥10,000 3-day ticket (any age, one person) · ¥12,050 5-day ticket (any age, one person) · Aomori – Hachinohe (riding through only)
  • Japan Rail Pass · ¥50,000 Ordinary, 7 days, adult (official web sales) · ¥25,000 Ordinary, 7 days, child 6–11 (official web sales) · +22 more · Aomori – Hachinohe (riding through only)

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

26 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Trains to book on this line 1 P

Sightseeing trains and services whose seats you reserve in advance.

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

Hinabi

ひなび(陽旅) · JR East

Varies: Morioka – Hanamaki – Kamaishi, Morioka – Miyako, Hachinohe – Ominato

On set days; the official calendar lists operating days through the second half of fiscal 2026 (from October 2026)

¥840 Adult reserved seat fee (fare extra)

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1目時
めとき 🗣
Metoki17Iwate Galaxy Railway Line
2三戸 🗣Sannohe327
3諏訪ノ平 🗣Suwanotaira44
4剣吉 🗣Kenyoshi170
5苫米地
とまべち 🗣
Tomabechi116
6北高岩 🗣Kitatakaiwa26
7八戸
はちのへ 🗣
Hachinohe14,069Tohoku Shinkansen, JR Hachinohe Line
8陸奥市川
むついちかわ 🗣
Mutsu-Ichikawa294
9下田
しもだ 🗣
Shimoda407
10向山
むかいやま 🗣
Mukaiyama72
11三沢
みさわ 🗣
Misawa2,219
12小川原 🗣Kogawara24
13上北町 🗣Kamikitacho499
14乙供 🗣Ottomo308
15千曳
ちびき 🗣
Chibiki9
16野辺地 🗣Noheji3,866JR Ominato Line
17狩場沢
かりばさわ 🗣
Karibasawa39
18清水川 🗣Shimizugawa110
19小湊
こみなと 🗣
Kominato536
20西平内 🗣Nishi-Hiranai107
21浅虫温泉 🗣Asamushi-Onsen580
22野内 🗣Nonai897
23矢田前 🗣Yadamae1,361
24小柳
こやなぎ 🗣
Koyanagi1,018
25東青森 🗣Higashi-Aomori1,238
26筒井
つつい 🗣
Tsutsui1,565
27青森
あおもり 🗣
Aomori15,902JR Ou Line, Tsugaru Line

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報(鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ)」(国土交通省)を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.