Akita Station
Akita Station 秋田駅 | |
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![]() Akita Station, August 2010 | |
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7-1-2 Naka-dori, Akita-shi, Akita-ken (秋田県秋田市中通7丁目1-2) Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
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History | |
Opened | 1902 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2012) | 11,143 daily |
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![]() ![]() Akita Station Location within Japan |
Akita Station (秋田駅 Akita-eki) is a railway station in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Akita Station is served by the following lines.
- Akita Shinkansen (terminus)
- Ōu Main Line (298.7 km from terminus at Fukushima Station)
- Uetsu Main Line (terminus)
- Oga Line
Limited express services
- Komachi (Tokyo–Akita)
- Tsugaru (Akita–Aomori)
- Inaho (Niigata–Sakata–Akita)
- Akebono (Seasonal, Ueno–Aomori)
- Nihonkai (Seasonal, Osaka–Aomori)
Station layout
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Akita Station is an elevated station, consisting of four island platforms serving eight tracks for regular trains, and two bay platforms for the Akita Shinkansen. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.[1]
Platforms
1 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro, Ōdate, and Aomori |
■Oga Line | for Oga | |
2–6 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro, Ōdate, and Aomori |
for Ōmagari, Yokote and Shinjō | ||
■Uetsu Main Line | for Ugo-Honjō, Sakata, and Niigata | |
■Oga Line | for Oga | |
7/8 | ■Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro, Ōdate, and Aomori |
11 | ■Akita Shinkansen | Arriving trains, Extra Komachi Tazawako Line empty trains Extra Rapid Hanabi |
12 | ■Akita Shinkansen | Komachi for Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Akita Shinkansen | ||||
Ōmagari | Komachi | Terminus | ||
Ōu Main Line | ||||
Terminus | Tsugaru | Hachirogata | ||
Yotsugoya | - | Tsuchizaki | ||
Uetsu Main Line | ||||
Ugo-Kameda | Inaho | Terminus | ||
Ugo-Ushijima | - | Terminus | ||
Oga Line | ||||
Terminus | - | Tsuchizaki |
History
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Akita Station opened on 21 October 1902.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in 1997.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 11,143 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 13,919[4] |
2005 | 12,509[5] |
2010 | 11,369[6] |
2011 | 11,160[7] |
2012 | 11,143[3] |
Surrounding area
- Akita Station building "Topico" (department store near the west entrance)
- Akitaekimae post office
- AL☆Ve (shopping/hotel complex near the east entrance)
- Kanto festival (five-minute walk from the west entrance)
- Senshu park
Bus terminals
Highway buses
- For Yokote Station, Jūmonji, Yuzawa Station[8]
- For Noshiro Station[9]
- Senshu; For Sendai Station (Miyagi)[10]
- Flora; For Shinjuku Station[11]
- Dream Akita/Yokohama; For Tokyo Station and Yokohama Station[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "JR東日本:各駅情報(秋田駅)" [JR East: Station information (Akita Station)] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ "秋田中央交通 高速バス 湯沢-横手-秋田線のご案内". www.akita-chuoukotsu.co.jp (in Japanese). Akita Chuo Kotsu. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ "秋田中央交通 公式サイト 高速バス 能代・秋田線のご案内". www.akita-chuoukotsu.co.jp (in Japanese). Akita Chuo Kotsu. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ "仙台-秋田(仙秋号) 予約制 | 高速バス | JRバス東北【公式HP】|高速バス 仙台-新宿 3列シート車3000円~". www.jrbustohoku.co.jp (in Japanese). JR Bus Tohoku. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ "フローラ号(秋田)|高速バス|小田急バス". www.odakyubus.co.jp (in Japanese). Odakyu City Bus. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ "秋田-東京・横浜(ドリーム秋田・横浜号) 予約制 | 高速バス | JRバス東北【公式HP】|高速バス 仙台-新宿 3列シート車3000円~". www.jrbustohoku.co.jp (in Japanese). JR Bus Tohoku. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
External links
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- JR East station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°43′0.63″N 140°7′47.09″E / 39.7168417°N 140.1297472°E