Akihabara Station Explained

Akihabara Station
Native Name:秋葉原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1 Soto-Kanda (JR Station)
Kanda-Sakuma-chō (Tokyo Metro)
Kanda-Hanaoka-chō (Tsukuba Express)
Borough:Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Map Type:Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:Akihabara Station

is an interchange railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is at the center of the Akihabara shopping district specializing in electronic goods.

Lines

Akihabara Station is served by the following lines.
JR East

Tokyo Metro

Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company

The above-ground section of the station is cross-shaped, with the Chūō-Sōbu Line tracks running from east to west, and the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku Line (and Tohoku Shinkansen and Ueno–Tokyo Line, which do not stop at Akihabara) from north to south.

Station layout

JR East


Akihabara Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:秋葉原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Lines:Tōhoku Main Line
Sōbu Main Line (Branch)
Yamanote Line
Connections: Bus terminal
Structure:Elevated
Passengers:161,529
Pass Year:2021 (Daily)

There are two island platforms serving four tracks for the Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line on the 2nd level, and two side platforms serving two tracks for the Sobu Line Local service on the 4th level.

Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Yamanote Line platforms in May 2015, to be brought into operation from 20 June 2015.[1]

Tokyo Metro


Akihabara Station
Native Name:秋葉原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kanda-Sakuma-chō
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.6986°N 139.7755°W
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections:Bus terminal
Structure:Underground
Code:H16

There are two underground side platforms serving two tracks.

The song "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" by AKB48 is to be used as the departure melody on the Hibiya Line platforms from spring 2016.[2]

Tsukuba Express

Akihabara Station
Native Name:秋葉原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kanda-Hanaoka-chō
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.6986°N 139.7742°W
Operator:Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line:Tsukuba Express
Connections:Bus terminal
Opened:24 August 2005

There is an underground island platform serving two tracks.

GStreet levelExits/Entrances, connection to JR services
B1FUpper MezzanineFare control, station agent, ticket/Pasmo/Suica vending machines, FamilyMart, shopping, elevator to platform
B2FCenter MezzanineStaircases and escalators to Lower Mezzanine
B3FLower MezzanineStaircases and escalators to platform
B4F
Platform level		width=1001 width=500TX Tsukuba Express towards Tsukuba (Shin-Okachimachi) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
2 TX Tsukuba Express towards Tsukuba (Shin-Okachimachi) →

History

Akihabara Station was opened in November 1890 as a freight terminal linked to Ueno Station via tracks following the course of the modern day Yamanote Line.

It was opened to passenger traffic in 1925 following the construction of the section of track linking Ueno with Shimbashi via Tokyo Station and the completion of the Yamanote Line. The upper level platforms were added in 1932 with the opening of an extension to the Sōbu Line from its old terminal at Ryōgoku to Ochanomizu, making Akihabara an important transfer station for passengers from the east of Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture.

The huge growth in commuter traffic following the Second World War caused considerable congestion and was only relieved with the construction of the Sōbu line tunnel linking Kinshichō with Tokyo, bypassing Akihabara.

The Hibiya Line subway station was opened on May 31, 1962, with the line's extension from Naka-Okachimachi to Ningyōchō.

The station facilities of the Hibiya Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[3]

On August 24, 2005, the underground terminus of the new Tsukuba Express Line opened at Akihabara. The entire station complex, including the JR station, was also refurbished and enlarged in preparation for the opening of the Tsukuba Express.[4]

Station numbering was introduced in 2016 with Akihabara being assigned station numbers JY03 for the Yamanote line, JK28 for the Keihin-Tōhoku line, and JB19 for the Chūō-Sōbu line.[5] [6] At the same time, JR East assigned a three-letter code to their major interchange stations; Akihabara was assigned the three-letter code "AKB".

TH Liner services on the Hibiya Line between and commenced on 6 June 2020.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 240,327 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the ninth-busiest station operated by JR East.[8] Over the same fiscal year, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 122,576 passengers daily (both exiting and entering passengers), making it the 23rd busiest Tokyo Metro station.[9] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

Fiscal year Daily average
JR East Tokyo Metro
2000137,736[10]
2005171,166[11]
2010 226,646[12]
2011 230,689[13] 119,184[14]
2012 234,187[15] 119,409[16]
2013 240,327122,576

Surrounding area

The main attraction is the Akihabara electronics retail district to the north and west of the station.

Bus terminal

Route buses

Highway buses

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2015/05/23/183000.html . ja: 山手線秋葉原駅に可動式ホーム柵設置. Platform edge doors installed at Yamanote Line Akihabara Station. 23 May 2015. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 23 May 2015.
  2. Web site: http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/2016/800.html. ja: 日比谷線 秋葉原駅・銀座駅、千代田線 乃木坂駅 発車メロディ導入曲決定！. Departure melodies to be introduced at Hibiya Line Akihabara and Ginza Stations and Chiyoda Line Nogizaka Station . 20 January 2016. News release. Tokyo Metro. Japan. ja. 20 January 2016.
  3. Web site: 2006-07-08 . 「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ . From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html . 16 May 2012 . 29 May 2022 . Tokyo Metro Online . ja.
  4. Web site: SeeJapan: August 2007 . 2007-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006084715/http://news.seejapan.co.uk/newsarticle.cfm?issueid=113&articleID=817 . 2007-10-06 . dead .
  5. Web site: 6 April 2016 . ⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します . Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004741/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf . 7 December 2022 . 7 January 2023 . jreast.co.jp . ja.
  6. Web site: Kusamachi . Yoshikazu . 7 April 2016 . JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ . JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133507/https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html . 6 August 2022 . 7 January 2023 . Response Automotive Media . ja.
  7. 2020年6月6日（土）東武鉄道・東京メトロダイヤ改正 東武線・日比谷線相互直通列車に初の座席指定制列車「THライナー」が誕生! . ja . 東武鉄道／東京地下鉄 . 19 December 2019 . 25 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191219084312/https://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/4353a1a050835f139e2e94adf9cd5dc0/191219_2.pdf?date=20191219123402 . 19 December 2019 . June 6, 2020 (Saturday) Tobu Railway / Tokyo Metro Timetable Revision Tobu Line / Hibiya Line Mutual direct train, the first reserved seat train "TH Liner" is born!.
  8. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20010506032321/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html . 2001-05-06 . 31 August 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index.html. ja:各駅の乗降人員ランキング. Station usage ranking . Tokyo Metro . 31 August 2014 . ja.
  10. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023233/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000.html . 2014-10-09 . 31 August 2014 . dead .
  11. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009222358/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005.html . 2014-10-09 . 31 August 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175258/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010.html . 2014-10-06 . 31 August 2014 . dead .
  13. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008165126/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011.html . 2014-10-08 . 31 August 2014 . dead .
  14. Web site: http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index03.html. ja:各駅の乗降人員ランキング. Station usage ranking . Tokyo Metro . 31 August 2014 . ja.
  15. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） . Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012) . East Japan Railway Company . Japan . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007220750/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012.html . 2014-10-07 . 31 August 2014 . dead .
  16. Web site: http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index02.html. ja:各駅の乗降人員ランキング. Station usage ranking . Tokyo Metro . 31 August 2014 . ja.
  17. Web site: ja:系統運行状況／系統一覧選択 ｜ 都バス運行情報サービス ｜ 東京都交通局. http://tobus.jp/blsys/navi?VCD=ctop&ECD=rsinfo&LCD=. tobus.jp. 2016-01-24. ja.
  18. Web site: ja:千代田区ホームページ – 地域福祉交通「風ぐるま」. https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/kenko/koresha/gaishutsu/shin-kazaguruma.html. www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp. 2016-01-24. 千代田区. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130175613/https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/kenko/koresha/gaishutsu/shin-kazaguruma.html. 2016-01-30. dead.
  19. Web site: ja:千代田区ホームページ - 地域福祉交通「風ぐるま」. https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/kenko/koresha/gaishutsu/shin-kazaguruma.html. www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp. 2016-01-24. 千代田区. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130175613/https://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/koho/kenko/koresha/gaishutsu/shin-kazaguruma.html. 2016-01-30. dead.
  20. Web site: ja:「東京ディズニーリゾート®」・新浦安地区～秋葉原・東京駅 ｜ 高速バス ｜ 京成バス. http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/kousoku/mytown01.html. www.keiseibus.co.jp. 2016-01-24. ja.
  21. Web site: Mejiro, Kudan, Kourakuen, Akihabara – Haneda Airport Scheduled Bus Services Airport Limousine Bus . www.limousinebus.co.jp . 2016-01-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160212014625/http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/bus_services/haneda/mejiro_kudan_akihabara.html . 2016-02-12 .
  22. Web site: 関東やきものライナー : 益子・笠間 ─ 秋葉原駅 高速バスのご案内 - 茨城交通. www.ibako.co.jp. 2016-01-24. ja.
  23. Web site: 日本中央バス 毎日運行！！高速バス. www.ncbbus.co.jp. 2016-01-24.
  24. Web site: 高速バス 気仙沼・陸前高田・大船渡／遠野・釜石・大槌・山田 〔けせんライナー／遠野・釜石号〕 高速バス 国際興業バス. 5931bus.com. 2016-01-24. ja.
  25. Web site: 高速バス 鶴岡・余目・酒田 ［夕陽号］ 高速バス 国際興業バス. 5931bus.com. 2016-01-24. ja.
  26. Web site: 南海バス｜大阪・京都⇔秋葉原・成田空港・銚子. www.nankaibus.jp. 2016-01-24.
  27. Web site: 東京特急ニュースター号｜路線案内｜高速・貸切バス 大阪バス株式会社. www.osakabus.jp. 2016-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120104123/http://www.osakabus.jp/route/tokyo.html. 2016-01-20. dead.

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