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JA16 Kita-Akabane Station 北赤羽駅
Akabane exit of Kita-Akabane Station, August 2009
General information
Location	2 Akabane-Kita, Kita, Tokyo （東京都北区赤羽北2丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JA Saikyō Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	30 September 1985
Passengers
FY2011	17,295 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station AkabaneABNJA15towards Ōsaki Saikyō LineLocal Ukima-FunadoJA17towards Ōmiya

Kita-Akabane Station (北赤羽駅, Kita-Akabane-eki) is a railway station on the Saikyō Line in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Akabane Station is served by the Saikyō Line which runs between Ōsaki in Tokyo and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to Kawagoe via the Kawagoe Line and southward to Shin-Kiba via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 7.0 km north of Ikebukuro Station. The station identification colour is "lilac".

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks. The tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen also run adjacent to this station, on the west side.

Platforms

History

Kita-Akabane Station opened on 30 September 1985.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 17,295 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

• Arakawa River
• Tokyo Mizube Line
• Ukima Library
• Tokyo-Kita Social Insurance Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅情報（北赤羽駅） [Station Information: Kita-Akabane Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
2. ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１２巻　東京都心北部 [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 18–51. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

External links

• Kita-Akabane Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)

v t e Kita, Tokyo
Districts	Akabane-Iwabuchi Area Akabane Akabanedai Akabanekita Akabaneminami Akabanenishi Iwabuchichō Kamiya Kirigaoka Nishigaoka Shimo Ukima Ōji Area Higashijūjō Horifune Jūjōdai Jūjōnakahara Kamijūjō Kishichō Nakajūjō Ōji Ōjihonmachi Toshima Takinogawa Area Higashitabata Kaminakazato Nakazato Nishigahara Sakaemachi Shōwachō Tabata Tabatashin-chō Takinogawa
Schools	City of Kita Board of Education Lycée Français International de Tokyo Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School Seigakuin Junior & Senior High School
Colleges and universities	Tokyo Seitoku University Tokyo University of Social Welfare Oji Campus
Landmarks	Asukayama Park Oji Shrine Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
Major stations	Akabane (JR) Akabane-iwabuchi (Metro, Saitama Rapid) Kumanomae (Nippori-Toneri, Sakura Tram) Ōji (JR, Metro, Sakura Tram) Tabata (JR)
This list is incomplete.

35°47′12.1092″N 139°42′22.29″E / 35.786697000°N 139.7061917°E / 35.786697000; 139.7061917

• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1985
• Railway stations in Tokyo