Akita Station (秋田駅, Akita-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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| Location | 7-1-2 Naka-dori, Akita City, Akita Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°43′0.63″N 140°7′47.09″E / 39.7168417°N 140.1297472°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 662.6 km (411.7 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 island platforms + 2 bay platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 October 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 16 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 10,733 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editAkita Station is the northern terminus of the Akita Shinkansen, and is 127.3 kilometers from Morioka and 662.6 kilometers from Tokyo. The station is also the northern terminus of the Uetsu Main Line and is 298.7 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Niitsu and is also a station on Ōu Main Line. Most trains on the Oga Line continue past the nominal southern terminal of that line at Oiwake to terminate at Akita Station.
Shinkansen
editLimited Express
editStation layout
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The 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
edit| 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 |
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. The station's building was renovated in 1997.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 10,733 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] |
| 2015 | 10,933[7] |
Surrounding area
edit- Akita Station building "Topico" (department store near the west entrance)
- Akita Northern Gate Square
- 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
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Long-distance buses
edit- 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
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edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ 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 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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 (in Japanese)