Akita Station
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Akita Station in August 2020
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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 / 39.7168417°N 140.1297472°E / 39.7168417; 140.1297472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 662.6 km (411.7 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4island platforms + 2 bay platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 October 1902; 121 years ago (21 October 1902) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 16 March 1997; 27 years ago (1997-03-16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 10,733 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
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.
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]
| 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 |
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.
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 |
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| 2000 | 13,919[4] |
| 2005 | 12,509[5] |
| 2010 | 11,369[6] |
| 2015 | 10,933[7] |
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Stations of the Akita Shinkansen
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For stations between Tokyo and Morioka, see Tōhoku Shinkansen |
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Stations of the Ōu Main Line
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| Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line) |
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| Shinjō to Ōmagari |
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| Ōmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line) |
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Transit in Akita Prefecture
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 JR East |
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| Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway |
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| Yuri Kōgen Railway |
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 Bus |
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 Public ferries |
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| Misc |
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