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 August 2020
General information
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
Line(s)	Akita Shinkansen   Ōu Main Line   Uetsu Main Line   Oga Line
Distance	662.6 km (411.7 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	4 island platforms + 2 bay platforms
Tracks	10
Connections	At grade
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 October 1902; 122 years ago (1902-10-21)
Rebuilt	16 March 1997; 28 years ago (1997-03-16)
Passengers
FY2018	10,733 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōmagari towards Tokyo Akita Shinkansen Komachi Terminus Terminus Tsugaru Hachirōgata towards Aomori Yotsugoya One-way operation Ōu Main Line Rapid Izumi-Sotoasahikawa towards Aomori Yotsugoya towards Shinjō Ōu Main Line Local Ugo-Honjō towards Niigata Inaho Terminus Ugo-Ushijima towards Niitsu Uetsu Main Line Terminus Oga Line Izumi-Sotoasahikawa towards Oga
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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

• Komachi (Tokyo–Akita)

Limited Express

• Tsugaru (Akita–Aomori)
• Inaho (Niigata–Sakata–Akita)

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 year	Daily average
2000	13,919[4]
2005	12,509[5]
2010	11,369[6]
2015	10,933[7]

Surrounding area

• Akita Station building "Topico [ja]&ALS" (department store near the west entrance)
• Akita Northern Gate Square
• Akitaekimae post office
• AL☆Ve [ja] (shopping/hotel complex near the east entrance)
• Kanto festival (five-minute walk from the west entrance)
• Senshu park [ja]

Bus terminals

West bus terminals in 2014

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]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan