is a subway station in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro and the third-sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.
Lines Akabane-iwabuchi Station is the northern terminus of the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, with most services continuing northward on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line to . The station is numbered "N-19" on the Tokyo Metro network.
Station layout The station concourse with ticket vending machines and barriers is located on the 2nd basement ("B2F") level, and the tracks are located on the 3rd basement ("B3F") level.
Platforms The station has one island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with full-height platform screen doors.
Facilities and accessibility The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the 2nd basement level.
History Akabane-Iwabuchi Station opened on the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) Namboku Line on 29 November 1991. The Saitama Rapid Railway Line extending northward from the station opened on 28 March 2001.
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the TRTA in 2004.
Effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023, through services onto the Sagami Railway commenced courtesy of the Tokyu and Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line. Most southbound services past Hiyoshi continue as far south as Shin-Yokohama and Ebina.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 72,807 Tokyo Metro passengers daily and 34,395 Saitama Rapid Railway Line (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
Akabane Station (approximately 400 m away)
Arakawa River Seibi Gakuen College Iwabuchi Elementary School No. 4 Iwabuchi Elementary School Akabane Elementary School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Tokyo Metro station information Saitama Railway station information