Akabane Station

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Railway station in Tokyo, Japan

title: "Akabane Station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tōhoku-main-line", "utsunomiya-line", "takasaki-line", "shōnan-shinjuku-line", "keihin-tōhoku-line", "saikyō-line", "stations-of-east-japan-railway-company", "railway-stations-in-kita,-tokyo", "railway-stations-in-japan-opened-in-1885"] description: "Railway station in Tokyo, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akabane_Station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway station in Tokyo, Japan ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]

FieldValue
name
Akabane Station
styleJR East
native_name赤羽駅
native_name_langja
imageAkabane-Sta-East.JPG
captionAkabane Station east exit, May 2010
address1 Akabane, Kita, Tokyo

| | country | Japan | | coordinates | | | operator | [[File:JR logo (east).svg|23px]]JR East | | line | Tōhoku Main Line | | connections | {{Plainlist| | | opened | 1 March 1885 | | passengers | 89,742 daily | | pass_year | FY2013 | | services | {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East | | line2 | Keihin-Tohoku|left2=Higashi-Jūjō|note-left2=|note-mid2=Local|right2=Kawaguchi|note-right2= | | line4 | Kusatsu|left4=Ueno|right4=Urawa|note-left4=|note-right4= | | line6 | Akagi|left6=Ueno|right6=Urawa|note-left6=|to-left6=Ueno|note-right6= | | line9 | Utsunomiya/Takasaki|left9=Ueno|note-mid9=Rapid Rabbit & Urban|type9=Rapid|right9=Urawa|note-right9=|oneway-left9=yes | | line10 | Utsunomiya/Takasaki|left10=Oku|note-left10=|note-mid10=Local|right10=Urawa|note-right10= | | line17 | Shonan-Shinjuku|left17=Ikebukuro|note-left17=|right17=Urawa|note-mid17=|to-right17=Takasaki, Maebashi or Utsunomiya|note-right17= | | line21 | Saikyo|left21=Jūjō|note-left21=|note-mid21=|right21=Musashi-Urawa|note-right21= | | line22 | Saikyo|left22=Jūjō|note-left22=|note-mid22=|right22=Toda-Kōen|note-right22= | | line23 | Saikyo|left23=Jūjō|note-left23=|note-mid23=Local|right23=Kita-Akabane|note-right23= | | services_collapsible | yes | ::

| name = Akabane Station | style = JR East | native_name = 赤羽駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = Akabane-Sta-East.JPG | alt = | caption = Akabane Station east exit, May 2010 | other_name = | address = 1 Akabane, Kita, Tokyo

| country = Japan | coordinates = | operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|23px]]JR East | line = Tōhoku Main Line | platforms = | connections = {{Plainlist|

  • Bus terminal | structure = | code = | opened = 1 March 1885 | closed = | former = | passengers = 89,742 daily | pass_year = FY2013 | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East |line2=Keihin-Tohoku|left2=Higashi-Jūjō|note-left2=|note-mid2=Local|right2=Kawaguchi|note-right2= |line4=Kusatsu|left4=Ueno|right4=Urawa|note-left4=|note-right4= |line6=Akagi|left6=Ueno|right6=Urawa|note-left6=|to-left6=Ueno|note-right6= |line9=Utsunomiya/Takasaki|left9=Ueno|note-mid9=Rapid Rabbit & Urban|type9=Rapid|right9=Urawa|note-right9=|oneway-left9=yes |line10=Utsunomiya/Takasaki|left10=Oku|note-left10=|note-mid10=Local|right10=Urawa|note-right10= |line17=Shonan-Shinjuku|left17=Ikebukuro|note-left17=|right17=Urawa|note-mid17=|to-right17=Takasaki, Maebashi or Utsunomiya|note-right17= |line21=Saikyo|left21=Jūjō|note-left21=|note-mid21=|right21=Musashi-Urawa|note-right21= |line22=Saikyo|left22=Jūjō|note-left22=|note-mid22=|right22=Toda-Kōen|note-right22= |line23=Saikyo|left23=Jūjō|note-left23=|note-mid23=Local|right23=Kita-Akabane|note-right23= | services_collapsible = yes Akabane Station 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

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Akabane-sta-West.JPG" caption="Akabane Station west exit, May 2010"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/JR_Akabane_Station_Platform_1%E3%83%BB2.jpg" caption="View from platform 1/2"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/JNR_205_at_Akabane_Station.jpg" caption="A Saikyo Line 205 series EMU at Akabane Station, March 2008"] ::

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.

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Fiscal yearDaily average
2000url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html
2005url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html
2010url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html
2011url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html
2012url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html
201389,742
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Surrounding area

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Akabane-sta-West.JPG" caption="West side of the station, May 2010"] ::

References

References

  1. link. East Japan Railway Company
  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". Kodansha.
  3. link. East Japan Railway Company
  4. link. East Japan Railway Company
  5. link. East Japan Railway Company
  6. link. East Japan Railway Company
  7. link. East Japan Railway Company
  8. link. East Japan Railway Company

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