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Akabane Station

Akabane Station
赤羽駅
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Akabane Station east exit, May 2010
Location 1 Akabane, Kita, Tokyo
(東京都北区赤羽1丁目)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1885
Traffic
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).

Akabane Station is served by the following lines.

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.

Akabane Station opened on 1 March 1885.

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.

Coordinates: 35°46′41″N 139°43′15″E / 35.77806°N 139.72083°E / 35.77806; 139.72083


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