Akabane-iwabuchi Station

Akabane-iwabuchi Station (赤羽岩淵駅, Akabane-iwabuchi-eki) 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.

N19 SR19
Akabane-iwabuchi Station

赤羽岩淵駅
A station entrance in May 2023
General information
Location1-52-8 Akabane, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°47′0″N 139°43′20″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeN-19 (Tokyo Metro)
SR19 (Saitama Railway Corporation)
History
Opened29 November 1991 (29 November 1991)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Tokyo Metro. Tokyo Metro Following station
Shimo
N18
towards Meguro
 Namboku Line through to Saitama Railway Line
Preceding station Saitama Rapid Railway Following station
through to Namboku Line Saitama Railway Line Kawaguchi-motogō
SR20
towards Urawa-misono
Location
Akabane-iwabuchi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Akabane-iwabuchi Station
Akabane-iwabuchi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Akabane-iwabuchi Station is located in Japan
Akabane-iwabuchi Station
Akabane-iwabuchi Station
Akabane-iwabuchi Station (Japan)

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.

1 SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Hatogaya, Higashi-Kawaguchi, and Urawa-misono
2 N Namboku Line

Facilities and accessibility

The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the 2nd basement level.

  • The ticket barriers in December 2022
    The ticket barriers in December 2022
  • The platform in December 2022
    The platform in December 2022

History

Akabane-Iwabuchi Station opened on the TRTA (present-day Tokyo Metro) Namboku Line on 29 November 1991.[1] The Saitama Rapid Railway Line extending northward from the station opened on 28 March 2001.[1]

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the TRTA in 2004.[2]

Effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023, through services onto the Sagami Railway commenced courtesy of the Tokyu and Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line.[3] 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).[1]

Surrounding area
The Arakawa River

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. "～神奈川県央地域及び横浜市西部から東京・埼玉に至る広域的な鉄道ネットワークの形成～" [-Formation of a wide-area railway network from central Kanagawa Prefecture and western Yokohama to Tokyo and Saitama-] (PDF). tokyometro.jp. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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