is a junction railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Akita Station is the northern terminus of the Akita Shinkansen, and is 127.3 kilometers from and 662.6 kilometers from . 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 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 to terminate at Akita Station.
Shinkansen Komachi (–Akita)
Limited Express Tsugaru (Akita–) Inaho (––Akita)
Station layout
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.
Platforms 1■Ōu Main Linefor Higashi-Noshiro, Ōdate, and Aomori■Oga Linefor Oga2–6■Ōu Main Linefor Higashi-Noshiro, Ōdate, and Aomorifor Ōmagari, Yokote and Shinjō■Uetsu Main Linefor Ugo-Honjō, Sakata, and Niigata■Oga Linefor Oga7/8■Ōu Main Linefor Higashi-Noshiro, Ōdate, and Aomori11■Akita ShinkansenArriving trains, Extra KomachiTazawako Line empty trainsExtra Rapid Hanabi12■Akita ShinkansenKomachi for Morioka, Sendai, and Tokyo
History
Akita Station opened on 21 October 1902. 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). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2000 13,919 2005 12,509 2010 11,369 2015 10,933
Surrounding area Akita Station building "&ALS" (department store near the west entrance) Akita Northern Gate Square Akitaekimae post office (shopping/hotel complex near the east entrance) Kanto festival (five-minute walk from the west entrance)
Bus terminals
Long-distance buses For Yokote Station, Jūmonji, Yuzawa Station For Noshiro Station Senshu; For Sendai Station (Miyagi) Flora; For Shinjuku Station Dream Akita/Yokohama; For Tokyo Station and Yokohama Station
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information