Abiko Station (Chiba)
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).
Abiko Station ca. 1905
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 in Tokyo, and forms the terminus for the Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line.
Layout
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
| 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
Abiko Station opened on 25 December 1896. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 31,590 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
National Route 356- Abiko City Hall
