Abiko Station (Chiba)

Coordinates: 35°52′21.77″N 140°0′38.84″E / 35.8727139°N 140.0107889°E / 35.8727139; 140.0107889
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JJ08 JL30
Abiko Station

我孫子駅
Abiko Station in December 2013
General information
Location2 Honchō, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1151
Japan
Coordinates35°52′21.77″N 140°0′38.84″E / 35.8727139°N 140.0107889°E / 35.8727139; 140.0107889
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance31.3 km from Ueno
Platforms3 island + 1 side platform
Tracks7
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed ('Midori no Madoguchi )
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=72
History
Opened25 December 1896
Passengers
FY201931,590 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kashiwa
JJ07
towards Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Rapid
Tennōdai
JJ09
towards Toride
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Tennōdai
JJ09
towards Sendai
Kita-Kashiwa
JL29
towards Ayase
Jōban Line
Local-Kankō
Tennōdai
JL31
(limited service)
towards Toride
through to Jōban Line Narita Line
Abiko branch
Higashi-Abiko
towards Narita
Location
Abiko Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Abiko Station
Abiko Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Abiko Station is located in Japan
Abiko Station
Abiko Station
Abiko Station (Japan)

Abiko Station (我孫子駅, Abiko-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Abiko, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Abiko is served by both the Jōban Line and the Narita Line. It is 31.3 km from the terminus of the Jōban Line at Ueno Station in Tokyo, and forms the terminus for the Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line.

Layout[edit]

The station is an elevated station with three island platforms and one side platform serving seven tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms[edit]

1 JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Tennōdai ,Toride, Tsuchiura, Ishioka, and Mito
2 JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Tennōdai, Toride, Tsuchiura, and Mito
JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Ueno
JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa
 Narita Line for Kohoku, Kioroshi, and Narita
4  Narita Line for Kohoku, Kioroshi, and Narita
JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Ueno
JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa
5 JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Ueno
JU Ueno-Tokyo Line Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa
6 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Tennōdai and Toride
JL Jōban Line (Local) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Ayase
C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju and Yoyogi-uehara
7 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Tennōdai and Toride
JL Jōban Line (Local) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Ayase
C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, and Yoyogi-uehara
8 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Ayase
C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, and Yoyogi-uehara

History[edit]

Abiko Station ca. 1905

Abiko Station opened on December 25, 1896.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,590 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[edit]

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