Abiko Station (Chiba)

Abiko Station
我孫子駅
Location
Prefecture Chiba
(See other stations in Chiba)
City Abiko
Neighborhood etc. 2-1-1 Honchō
Postal code270-1151
(in Japanese)我孫子市本町2丁目1-1
History
Year opened 1896
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
Narita Line
Statistics 30,995 passengers/day (FY2009)
Medium bus terminal at this station

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


History

Abiko Station in Meiji era, ca.1905

Abiko Station was opened on December 25, 1896.[1]

Lines

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 and is the terminal station for the Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line.

Layout

Abiko Station is an elevated station with three island platforms and one side platform serving seven tracks.

Platforms

1 Jōban Line (Rapid) for Tennōdai ,Toride, Tsuchiura, and Mito
2 Jōban Line (Rapid) for Tennōdai,Toride, Tsuchiura, and Mito
Jōban Line (Rapid) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Ueno
Narita Line for Kohoku, Kioroshi, and Narita
4 Narita Line for Kohoku, Kioroshi, and Narita
Jōban Line (Rapid) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Ueno
5 Jōban Line (Rapid) for Kashiwa, Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Ueno
6 Jōban Line (Local) for Tennōdai and Toride
Jōban Line (Local) for Kashiwa, Shin-Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Yoyogi-Uehara
7 Jōban Line (Local) for Tennōdai and Toride
Jōban Line (Local) for Kashiwa, Shin-Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Yoyogi-Uehara
8 Jōban Line (Local) for Kashiwa, Shin-Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Yoyogi-Uehara

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Jōban Line
Special Rapid: no stop
Kashiwa Rapid Tennōdai
Kita-Kashiwa Local Tennōdai
Narita Line
Through to Joban Line Local Higashi-Abiko

References

  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.

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Coordinates: 35°52′21.77″N 140°0′38.84″E / 35.8727139°N 140.0107889°E