Akihabara Station (秋葉原駅; -eki) is located in Tokyo's Chiyoda ward. It is at the centre of the famous Akihabara shopping district specialising in electronic goods. Akihabara Station sign, Yamanote Line platform, April 2004. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... Categories: Wards of Tokyo | Japan geography stubs ... Akihabara (秋葉原) is also known as Akihabara Electric Town (Akihabara Denki Gai). ...

Lines

JR:

• JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line
• JR Yamanote Line
• JR Sōbu Line

Underground (subway): Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... A northbound Keihin-Tohoku line rapid train bound for Minami-Urawa pauses at Ueno Station The Keihin-Tohoku Line (京浜東北線) is a 59 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. ... Passengers prepare to board a train on the Yamanote Line 205 series Cattle wagon before the morning rush Display within Yamanote Line car shows next stop and route map The Yamanote Line (山手線; Yamanote-sen) is one of Tokyos busiest and most important commuter lines. ... Sōbu Main Line (総武本線 Sōbu-honsen) is a railway line between Tokyo and the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ...

• Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Third-sector: new Tokyo Metro sign and logo This office tower, above Tokyo Metro Ueno Station, houses the headquarters of the Tokyo Metro. ... Hibiya Line (Click on image to enlarge. ...

• Tsukuba Express of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company

The above-ground section of the station is cross-shaped, with the Sōbu Line's tracks running from east to west and the Yamanote and Keihin-Tōhoku Line's (and the Tōhoku Shinkansen's, which does not stop at Akihabara) from north to south. Trains of Tsukuba Express (Type TX-2000) The Tsukuba Express (Japanese : つくばエクスプレス) is a railway line of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (首都圏新都市鉄道, Shuto-ken Shin Toshi Tetsudō) that links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda ku, Tokyo, and Tsukuba Station in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. ... The Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (首都圏新都市鉄道, Shuto-ken Shin Toshi Tetsudō) is a third sector railway company. ...

History

Akihabara Station was opened in November 1890 as a freight terminal linked to Ueno_Station station via tracks following the course of the modern day Yamanote Line. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ueno Station was the destination of thousands of laborers from the Tohoku region who came to Tokyo seeking employment. ...

It was opened to passenger traffic in 1925 following the construction of the section of track linking Ueno with Shinbashi via Tokyo station and the completion of the Yamanote Line. The upper level platforms were added in 1932 with the opening of an extension to the Sobu Line from its old terminal at Ryogoku to Ochanomizu, making Akihabara into an important transfer station for passengers from the east of Tokyo and Chiba. 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... JR Shinbashi Station Shinbashi Station (新橋駅; -eki) is a major interchange station in Tokyos Minato Ward. ... Tokyo Station Tokyo Station (東京駅; -eki) is a train station located in the centre of Tokyo in the Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds and somewhat to the north of the Ginza commercial district. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Chiba (千葉市 Chiba-shi) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ...

The huge growth in commuter traffic following the Second World War caused considerable congestion and was only relieved with the construction of the Sobu line tunnel linking Kinshichō with Tokyo, bypassing Akihabara.

In 2005 the underground terminus of the new Tsukuba Express Line opened at Akihabara.

The Hibiya Line subway station was opened on May 31, 1962 with the line's extension from Naka-okachimachi to Ningyōchō.

Adjacent Stations

A northbound Keihin-Tohoku line rapid train bound for Minami-Urawa pauses at Ueno Station The Keihin-Tohoku Line (京浜東北線) is a 59 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. ... Okachimachi Station (御徒町駅; -eki) is located in Tokyos Taitō ward. ... Kanda Station (神田駅; -eki) is located in Tokyos Chiyoda ward. ... Sōbu Main Line (総武本線 Sōbu-honsen) is a railway line between Tokyo and the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. ... Hijiri Bridge Entrance Viewed from Hijiri Bridge Ochanomizu Station (御茶ノ水 駅) is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan served by all services but limited express on both the rapid Chuo Main Line and the local Chuo-Sobu Line. ... Passengers prepare to board a train on the Yamanote Line 205 series Cattle wagon before the morning rush Display within Yamanote Line car shows next stop and route map The Yamanote Line (山手線; Yamanote-sen) is one of Tokyos busiest and most important commuter lines. ... Okachimachi Station (御徒町駅; -eki) is located in Tokyos Taitō ward. ... Kanda Station (神田駅; -eki) is located in Tokyos Chiyoda ward. ... Hibiya Line (Click on image to enlarge. ... Trains of Tsukuba Express (Type TX-2000) The Tsukuba Express (Japanese : つくばエクスプレス) is a railway line of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (首都圏新都市鉄道, Shuto-ken Shin Toshi Tetsudō) that links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda ku, Tokyo, and Tsukuba Station in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. ...

See also

Chuo-Sobu Line Yamanote Line The Chuo-Sobu Line (中央・総武緩行線 Chūō Sōbu Kankō-sen) is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ... Passengers prepare to board a train on the Yamanote Line 205 series Cattle wagon before the morning rush Display within Yamanote Line car shows next stop and route map The Yamanote Line (山手線; Yamanote-sen) is one of Tokyos busiest and most important commuter lines. ...

Surroundings

The main attraction is the Akihabara electronics retail district to the north and west of the station. Akihabara (秋葉原) is also known as Akihabara Electric Town (Akihabara Denki Gai). ...

The Tokyo Transportation Museum is within walking distance.