Akita Station
Railway station in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
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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).
Japan
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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 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
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
Surrounding area
- Akita Station building "Topico&ALS" (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
Long-distance 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]
