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Akabane Station

赤羽駅
ABNJK38JU04JA15JS22; Akabane Station; 赤羽駅
	Akabane Station east exit, May 2010
General information
Location	1 Akabane, Kita, Tokyo; （東京都北区赤羽1丁目）; Japan
Coordinates	35°46′41″N 139°43′15″E / 35.77806°N 139.72083°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line
Connections	Bus terminal;
History
Opened	1 March 1885
Passengers
FY2013	89,742 daily
Services

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]

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	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama and Ofuna
2	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Urawa and Ōmiya
3	JU Utsunomiya Line	for Ueno JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo, Yokohama, and Atami
3	JU Takasaki Line	for Ueno JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo, Yokohama, and Atami
4	JU Utsunomiya Line	for Ōmiya, Oyama, and Utsunomiya
4	JU Takasaki Line	for Ōmiya, Kumagaya, and Takasaki
5	JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Yokohama and Ofuna JO Yokosuka Line for Zushi JT Tokaido Line for Odawara
6	JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya JU Takasaki Line for Takasaki JU Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya
7	JA Saikyō Line	for Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Ōsaki R Rinkai Line for Shin-Kiba Sotetsu Line for Hazawa yokohama-kokudai and Ebina
8	JA Saikyō Line	for Musashi-Urawa, Ōmiya ■ Kawagoe Line for Kawagoe

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
Shingashi River
Sumida River
Toyo University Akabane campus
Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium

References

^ ^a ^b 各駅情報（赤羽駅） [Station Information: Akabane Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ ^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 [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 18–51. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
^ ^a ^b 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

External links

Akabane Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)

[jreast-1] 各駅情報（赤羽駅） [Station Information: Akabane Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

[kawashima2011_Vol.12-2] 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 [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 18–51. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.

[jreast2013stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員　（2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[jreast2000stats-4] 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

[jreast2005stats-5] 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

[jreast2010stats-6] 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

[jreast2011stats-7] 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[jreast2012stats-8] 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

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