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
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← | Service | → | ||
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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 |
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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.
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External links
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- Akabane Station information (JR East) Template:Ja icon