is a subway station in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by the Tokyo subway operator

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and the third-sector railway operator

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Lines

Akabane-iwabuchi Station is the northern terminus of the

Tokyo Metro Namboku Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita. The Namboku Line was referred to as Line 7 during the planning stages, thus the seldom-used officia ...

, with most services continuing northward on the

Saitama Rapid Railway Line The is a mostly underground rapid transit line in Japan operated by the third sector operating company Saitama Railway Corporation. Funded by Saitama Prefecture, local municipal governments, and Tokyo Metro, it forms a continuation of the Tok ...

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 An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with full-height platform screen doors.

Facilities and accessibility

The station concourse and platforms have elevator access.

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toilets are available on the 2nd basement level. File:Akabaneiwabuchi-Station-2005-10-24 1.jpg, The ticket barriers in October 2005 File:TokyoMetro-N19-SR19-Akabane-iwabuchi-station-platform-20171209-163400.jpg, The platforms in 2017

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

after the privatization of the TRTA in 2004.

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 is a railway station in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Akabane Station is served by the following lines. * Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) * Takasaki Line * Keihin-Tōhoku Line * Shōn ...

(approximately 400 m away) * *

Arakawa River or Ara River may refer to: * Arakawa River (Kanto) or Ara River may refer to: * Arakawa River (Kanto), which flows from Saitama Prefecture and through Tokyo to Tokyo Bay * Arakawa River (Uetsu), which flows from Yamagata Prefecture and throu ...

* Seibi Gakuen College * Iwabuchi Elementary School * No. 4 Iwabuchi Elementary School * Akabane Elementary School

References

External links

Tokyo Metro station information

Saitama Railway station information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akabane-Iwabuchi Station Tokyo Metro Namboku Line Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1991