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
External links
- Kita-Akabane Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
