１５日のダイヤ改正では、青い森鉄道の筒井駅（青森高校前）＝青森市＝が開業した。同社の新駅開業は０２年の設立以来初めて。この日は新型車両７０３系もデビューし、筒井駅にお目見えした。この日朝の開業式典で小林巧一社長は「新しい駅、新しい車両、新しいダイヤが一斉にスタートする」とあいさつ。午前９時６分、八戸発青森行きの７０３系が筒井駅の下り線ホームに滑りこむと、関係者から拍手が起こった。ホームでは、奥山花代子運転士に同駅近くの青森高の生徒会長、中平一歩さん（２年）が花束を贈呈。中平さんは「青森高への通学や青森駅周辺を利用するのにとても便利になった」と話した。同駅は高架式の２面２線ホームの無人駅で、上下線ホームにエレベーター、１階に待合室や券売機を備える。
ＪＲ東日本のダイヤ改正で廃止される寝台特急「あけぼの」（上野－青森）の最終列車が１４日夕、青森駅を出発した。１９７０年に運行を始め、昭和を支えたブルートレインの最後の姿を見ようと、多くのファンが駆け付け、別れを惜しんだ。駅構内はカメラを構えた鉄道ファンらで混雑した。見送りのねぶた囃子（はやし）が披露される中、定刻から４分遅れの午後６時２７分、伊勢崎誠駅長が右手を上げると列車は汽笛を鳴らして上野駅へ出発。「おつかれさまでした」と記された横断幕を駅員が持って見送り、ファンらの「おつかれさま」の声がホームにこだました。最後の乗車となる茨城県牛久市の会社員、平根美紀さん（２４）は「幼稚園のころに家族と北海道まで行った思い出の列車。時間の流れがゆったりなのが好きで、私より長く生きた列車がなくなるのは本当にさみしい。きょうはなるべく起きていて、最後を楽しみたい」としんみりしていた。あけぼのは、飛行機との競争や車両老朽化、２０１６年春の北海道新幹線開業などで昨年１２月に廃止が発表された。その後、運行日１カ月前に始まるチケット予約には申し込みが殺到。販売開始とほぼ同時に完売となり、ネットオークションでは数万円以上の値が付く状態となっていた。
In the time schedule revision of 15th, Tsutsui Station (in front of Aomori high school) = Aomori-shi = of a blue forest railroad started a business. The new company station opening of business for the first time since the establishment of 2002. The new vehicle 703 system made its debut, too on that day and came out at Tsutsui Station. When "a new station, a new vehicle, a new diamond start all at once," the Mayor of one Takumi Kobayashi says hello by this Japan-North Korea opening of business ceremony. When 703 system to from Hachinohe Aomori came into down line home of Tsutsui Station at the last minute at 9:06 a.m., applause happened from the person concerned. At the home, captain of student council of Aomori High School close to the station, one step of Nakahira (two years) present a bouquet to driver Okuyama charge for geisha's service child. I told, Nakahira "became convenient very much to use attending school and around to blue Moritaka Aomori Station". The station comprises a waiting room and a ticket vendor in an elevator, the first floor in an up and down line home in the unmanned station of two 2 line homes of the elevated expression.
The last train of (Ueno - Aomori) left Aomori Station on the evening of 14th in the bed limited express "beginning" abolished in time schedule revision of JR East. Many fans rushed to watch the last figure of the Blue Train which supported Showa including service in 1970 and regretted parting. The station yard was crowded with the railroad fans who held a camera. When Stationmaster Isesaki Makoto discharges the right hand from the appointed time at 6:27 p.m. of the delay for four minutes, the train sounds a whistle and leaves it for Ueno Station while the Nebuta musical accompaniment (I grow) of the seeing off is shown. A station employee had a two-pole banner written down, and a seeing off, a voice of "fatigue" of fans echoed through the home "thank you". Office worker of Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki becoming the last ride, flat root Miki (24) "are trains of the memories that went to family and Hokkaido in the days of a kindergarten". One likes passage of time relaxedly, and it is really lonely that a lifelike train disappears for a longer time than me. I was up if possible and felt downcast today when I wanted to enjoy the last. In the beginning, the abolition was announced by competition and the vehicle deterioration with the airplane, the Hokkaido Shinkansen opening of business of the spring of 2016 in last December. Applications rush for a ticket reservation to begin one month before a service day afterwards. It became sold out and was in a condition to gain values more than tens of thousands of yen in the net auction with beginning to sell approximately at the same time.