Akita Station

Akita Station (秋田駅) 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 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.

Shinkansen

 * Komachi (Tokyo–Akita)

Limited Express

 * Tsugaru (Akita–Aomori)
 * Inaho (Niigata–Sakata–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.

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.

Surrounding area

 * Akita Station building "Topico" (department store near the west entrance)
 * Akita Northern Gate Square
 * Akitaekimae post office
 * AL☆Ve (shopping/hotel complex near the east entrance)
 * Kanto festival (five-minute walk from the west entrance)
 * Senshu park

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