Akabane Station
ABNJK38JU04JA15JS22 Akabane Station 赤羽駅 | |
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 Akabane Station east exit, May 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1 Akabane, Kita, Tokyo （東京都北区赤羽1丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1885 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2013 | 89,742 daily |
Akabane Station (赤羽駅, Akabane-eki) is a railway station in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Akabane Station is served by the following lines.[2]
- Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
- Takasaki Line
- Keihin-Tōhoku Line
- Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
- Saikyō Line
Station layout
The station consists of four elevated island platforms serving eight tracks. The tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen also cross this station, above the Saikyō Line platforms.[2]
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Ueno, Tokyo, and Ofuna |
| 2 | ■ Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Ōmiya |
| 3 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Ueno |
| ■ Takasaki Line | for Ueno | |
| ■ Ueno-Tokyo Line | for Tokyo, Yokohama, and Atami | |
| 4 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Ōmiya, Oyama, and Utsunomiya |
| ■ Takasaki Line | for Ōmiya, Kumagaya, and Takasaki | |
| 5 | ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Yokohama |
| 6 | ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Takasaki, and Utsunomiya |
| 7 | ■ Saikyō Line | for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Ōsaki Rinkai Line for Shin-Kiba |
| 8 | ■ Saikyō Line | for Musashi-Urawa, Ōmiya, and Kawagoe |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keihin-Tōhoku Line | ||||
| Higashi-Jūjō | Rapid | Kawaguchi | ||
| Higashi-Jūjō | Local | Kawaguchi | ||
| Utsunomiya Line Takasaki Line Ueno-Tokyo Line | ||||
| Ueno | Rapid | Urawa | ||
| Oku | Commuter rapid | Urawa | ||
| Oku | Local | Urawa | ||
| Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Ikebukuro | Special rapid | Urawa | ||
| Ikebukuro | Rapid | Urawa | ||
| Ikebukuro | Local | Urawa | ||
| Saikyō Line | ||||
| Jūjō | Commuter rapid | Musashi-Urawa | ||
| Jūjō | Rapid | Toda-Kōen | ||
| Jūjō | Local | Kita-Akabane | ||
History
Akabane Station opened on 1 March 1885.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 89,742 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 47th-busiest station operated by JR East.[3] The passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 82,041[4] |
| 2005 | 86,459[5] |
| 2010 | 86,869[6] |
| 2011 | 87,346[7] |
| 2012 | 88,140[8] |
| 2013 | 89,742[3] |
Surrounding area
- Akabane-iwabuchi Station (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line)
- Arakawa River
- Sumida River
- Akabane Park
- Akabane Post Office
- Tokyo Akabane Fire Station
- Akabane Hospital
- Akabane Iwabuchi Hospital
- Seiritsu Gakuen High School
- Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium
- Japan Institute of Sports Sciences
References
- ^ a b 各駅情報（赤羽駅） (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京都心北部. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 18–51. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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