Akabane-iwabuchi Station

N19 SR19
Akabane-iwabuchi Station

赤羽岩淵駅
N19 SR19; Akabane-iwabuchi Station; 赤羽岩淵駅
	A station entrance in May 2010
Location	1-52-8 Akabane, Kita-ku, Tokyo; Japan
Coordinates	35°47′0″N 139°43′20″E / 35.78333°N 139.72222°ECoordinates: 35°47′0″N 139°43′20″E / 35.78333°N 139.72222°E
Operated by	Tokyo Metro (manager); Saitama Railway Corporation;
Line(s)	N Tokyo Metro Namboku Line; SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line;
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	N-19 (Tokyo Metro) ; SR19 (Saitama Railway Corporation)
History
Opened	29 November 1991
Services
Location
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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.

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 Tokyo Metro Namboku Line	for Ōji, Shirokane-takanawa, and Meguro MG Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi

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 October 2005
The platforms in 2017

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]

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

Akabane Station (approximately 400 m away)
National Route 122
Arakawa River
Seibi Gakuen College
Iwabuchi Elementary School
No. 4 Iwabuchi Elementary School
Akabane Elementary School

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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.

External links[]

Tokyo Metro station information
Saitama Railway station information (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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.

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