Akita Station

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).

Akita Station

秋田駅
Akita Station in April 2017
Location7-1-2 Naka-dori, Akita-shi, Akita-ken
Japan
Coordinates39°43′0.63″N 140°7′47.09″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance662.6 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms4 island + 2 bay platforms
Tracks10
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 October 1902
Rebuilt1997
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)10,733 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ōmagari
toward Tokyo
 Akita Shinkansen
Komachi		 Terminus
Terminus Tsugaru Hachirōgata
toward Aomori
Yotsugoya
One-way operation
 Ōu Main Line
Rapid
 Kami-Iijima
toward Aomori
Yotsugoya
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Tsuchizaki
toward Aomori
Ugo-Honjō
toward Kogota
 Inaho Terminus
Ugo-Ushijima
toward Niitsu
 Uetsu Main Line
Terminus Oga Line Tsuchizaki
toward Oga
Location
Akita Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Akita 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

Limited Express

Station layout
The central ticket barrier entrance and concourse in August 2017

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
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
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 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 yearDaily average
200013,919[4]
200512,509[5]
201011,369[6]
201510,933[7]

Surrounding area
  • 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
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. 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.
  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 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  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.
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