Akabane Station

ABNJK38JU04JA15JS22
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
Operator	JR East
Line	Tōhoku Main Line
Connections	Bus terminal;
History
Opened	1 March 1885
Passengers
FY2013	89,742 daily
Services
Location
Location

Akabane Station (赤羽駅, Akabane-eki) is a railway station in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Akabane Station is served by the following lines.

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.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

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

History

Akabane Station opened on 1 March 1885.

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. The passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	82,041
2005	86,459
2010	86,869
2011	87,346
2012	88,140
2013	89,742

Surrounding area

Akabane-iwabuchi Station (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line)
Arakawa River
Shingashi River
Sumida River
Toyo University Akabane campus
Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium

References

1 2 各駅情報（赤羽駅） [Station Information: Akabane Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
1 2 3 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.
1 2 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] 1 2 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] 1 2 3 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] 1 2 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.