Akabane-iwabuchi Station

Akabane-iwabuchi Station (赤羽岩淵駅) 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 Urawa-Misono. 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 TRTA (present-day Tokyo Metro) 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
 * Akabane Elementary School