Akabane Station (赤羽駅) is a railway station in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Akabane Station is served by the following lines.

Station layout

The station consists of four elevated island platforms serving eight tracks. The tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen also cross this station, above the Saikyō Line platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

History

Akabane Station opened on 1 March 1885.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 89,742 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 47th-busiest station operated by JR East. The passenger figures for previous years (boarding passengers only) are as shown below.

Surrounding area