Akita Station

Akita Station
秋田駅
Akita Station in April 2017
Location 7-1-2 Naka-dori, Akita-shi, Akita-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Tracks 10
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 21 October 1902
Rebuilt 1997
Traffic
Passengers (FY2012) 11,143 daily
Location
Akita Station
Location within Japan

Akita Station (秋田駅, Akita-eki) is a railway station in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Akita Station is served by the following lines.

Limited express services

Station layout

The central ticket barrier entrance and concourse in August 2017

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 »
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

The station building in 2008.

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

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 yearDaily average
200013,919[4]
200512,509[5]
201011,369[6]
201111,160[7]
201211,143[3]

Surrounding area

  • Akita Station building "Topico" (department store near the west entrance)
  • JR Akita Gate Arena
  • 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

West bus terminals in 2014

Long-distance buses

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.

Coordinates: 39°43′0.63″N 140°7′47.09″E / 39.7168417°N 140.1297472°E / 39.7168417; 140.1297472

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