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1890
11月1日
It opened as the Akihabara freight handling facility of Nippon Railway.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
日本鉄道の秋葉原貨物取扱所として開業。
1893
5月1日
The construction of Funanagi was completed and the connection with water transportation began.
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船溜の設置工事が完成し、水運との連絡開始。
1906
11月1日
The railway was nationalized under the Railway Nationalization Act.
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鉄道国有法により、国有化。
1909
10月12日
The line designation was established, and it became part of the Tōhoku Main Line.
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線路名称の制定により、東北本線の所属となる。
1923
9月1日
The station building and other facilities were lost to fire due to the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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関東地震（関東大震災）により、駅本屋など焼失。
1925
11月1日
The elevated line on the Tōhoku Main Line between Ueno Station and Tokyo Station opened and began passenger operations.
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東北本線上野駅 - 東京駅間の高架線が開業、旅客営業を開始。
1928
4月1日
The freight loading and unloading facility on the west side of the elevated freight station was completed, abolishing ground-level freight handling and also abolishing the ground-level freight line connecting to Ueno.
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高架貨物駅西側貨物積卸場が完成。地上での貨物扱いを廃止し、上野と結ぶ地上貨物線も廃止。
1931
4月10日
The east-side freight loading and unloading facility was completed and the temporary elevated freight handling facility was abolished.
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東側貨物積卸場完成、仮の高架貨物扱い設備を廃止。
1931
10月1日
Operations began for a freight warehouse utilizing the space under the elevated structure.
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高架下のスペースを利用した貨物倉庫の営業を開始。
1932
7月1日
The section of the Sobu Main Line between Ochanomizu Station and Ryogoku Station opened, becoming a transfer station, and at this time it became a three-layer elevated station, with the introduction of the elevated Sobu Line, and escalators were installed, which were the first escalators on Japanese National Railways.
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総武本線・御茶ノ水駅 - 両国駅間が開業し、乗換駅となった。この時に3層構造の高架駅となった。高架線の総武線の開通によりエスカレーターが設置されたが、これは国鉄初のエスカレーターであった。
1945
3月10日
During World War II, the station was hit by an air raid, the Tokyo Great Air Raid, and the station building was completely burned down, with 14 passenger cars and 50 freight cars that were being stored also being lost to the fire.
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太平洋戦争中に空襲（東京大空襲）に遭い、駅舎が全焼。留置していた客車14両と貨車50両が焼失。
1951
11月15日
The Akiba Department Store opened at the current Electric Town exit.
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現在の電気街口にアキハバラデパートが開店。
1956
This year: the use of the dock was stopped.
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この年：ドックの使用を停止。
1956
11月18日
An overpass connecting the down platform of the Sōbu Local Line and the platforms of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Yamanote Line was added.
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総武緩行線下りホームと京浜東北線・山手線ホームとを結ぶ跨線橋を増設。
1956
11月19日
Separate operations of the Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line began, with the two platforms using both sides.
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山手線と京浜東北線の分離運転を開始し、2面あるホームの両側を使うようになる。
1959
10月1日
A new staircase was added on the Kanda side between the Sobu Local Line's up platform and the Keihin-Tohoku Line's southbound and Yamanote Line's outer loop platform, and its use began.
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総武緩行線上りホームと京浜東北線南行・山手線外回りホームの間の新階段を神田側に増設し、使用を開始。
1962
5月31日
The Akihabara Station on Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan's (Eidan Subway) Hibiya Line began operation.
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帝都高速度交通営団（営団地下鉄）日比谷線の秋葉原駅が開業。
1963
10月31日
A new No. 5 freight terminal was established on the site of the former dock.
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ドック跡に第5荷捌場を新設。
1965
12月1日
Japan's longest escalator at the time was installed between the Showa-dori entrance and the Sobu Line local train platform.
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日本最長（当時）のエスカレーターが昭和通り口と総武線各駅停車ホームの間に設置。
1966
4月1日
The passageway connecting the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line platforms to the Sobu Line local platforms was expanded.
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山手線・京浜東北線ホーム⇔総武線各駅停車ホーム間の連絡通路が拡張される。
1966
12月3日
A new ticket gate for the department store entrance was installed.
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デパート口改札を新設。
1973
11月26日
The use of Freight Platform 1 was discontinued.
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貨物第1ホームの使用を停止。
1974
4月1日
General cargo handling was abolished, and cargo handling was limited to vegetables, pickles, and fruits arriving and departing from the Kanda Market of the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market.
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一般扱いの貨物を廃止し、東京都中央卸売市場神田市場発着の野菜類・漬物類・果実類に貨物扱いを限定。
1975
2月1日
Freight operations were abolished.
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貨物の営業を廃止。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of JNR, the JNR station became a JR East station.
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国鉄分割民営化に伴い、国鉄の駅はJR東日本の駅となる。
1988
3月13日
The Keihin-Tohoku Line began daytime rapid service, with this station becoming a rapid stop.
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京浜東北線が日中の快速運転を開始し、当駅はその快速停車駅となる。
1990
12月1日
JR East installed automatic ticket gates at its electric ticket gates.
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JR東日本の電気街口に自動改札機を設置。
1992
11月5日
Automatic ticket gates were installed at the Showa-dori entrance of JR East.
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JR東日本の昭和通り口に自動改札機を設置。
1993
The date is unknown: station air conditioning began at Eidan stations.
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日程不明：営団の駅で駅冷房を開始。
1994
11月4日
The Teito Rapid Transit Authority introduced automated commuter pass vending machines.
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営団で継続定期券発売機を導入。
2001
11月18日
IC card "Suica" becomes available for use on JR East.
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JR東日本でICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2004
4月1日
With the privatization of Teito Rapid Transit Authority, the stations on the Hibiya Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro.
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営団地下鉄民営化に伴い、日比谷線の駅は東京メトロに継承される。
2005
6月2日
Atre Vie Akihabara opened at the Showa-dori entrance.
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昭和通り口にアトレヴィ秋葉原が開業。
2005
8月17日
A new central gate ticket gate was installed at the JR station.
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JR駅の中央口改札を新設。
2005
8月24日
The Tsukuba Express of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company began operation.
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首都圏新都市鉄道つくばエクスプレスが開業。
2006
12月31日
Akihabara Department Store closed and the department store entrance gate was also closed.
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アキハバラデパートが閉店。同時にデパート口改札を閉鎖。
2007
3月18日
IC card "PASMO" becomes available for use on Tokyo Metro and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company.
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東京メトロ・首都圏新都市鉄道でICカード「PASMO」の利用が可能となる。
2010
4月28日
The food court area "Tokyo Food Bar" opened inside the JR 1st floor ticket gate concourse.
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JR1階改札内コンコースにフードコートエリア「Tokyo Food Bar」が開業。
2010
11月19日
A new station building "Atre Akihabara 1" opened on the site of the former Akihabara Department Store, Atre Vie Akihabara was renamed to Atre Akihabara 2, and the former department store entrance ticket gate was renamed to Atre 1 ticket gate and reinstated.
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アキハバラデパート跡地に新駅ビル「アトレ秋葉原1」が開業。アトレヴィ秋葉原がアトレ秋葉原2に改称。旧デパート口改札をアトレ1改札口と改称して再設置。
2013
3月16日
The Hibiya Line's Akihabara Station began interline ticketing with Toei Subway Shinjuku Line's Iwamotocho Station.
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日比谷線秋葉原駅において、都営地下鉄新宿線岩本町駅との連絡運輸を開始。
2015
6月20日
The Yamanote Line began using platform doors at platforms 2 and 3.
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山手線（2・3番線）でホームドアの使用を開始。
2016
3月31日
The Hibiya Line platform introduced departure melodies, with the song being AKB48's "Koisuru Fortune Cookie".
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日比谷線ホームに発車メロディを導入。曲はAKB48の「恋するフォーチュンクッキー」。
2017
5月15日
Demolition of the JR East Akihabara Building began, scheduled for completion in mid-April 2017.
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2017年4月中旬完了予定でJR東日本秋葉原ビルの解体を開始。
2018
2月13日
The use of platform doors began on the Keihin-Tohoku Line (platforms 1 and 4).
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京浜東北線（1・4番線）でホームドアの使用を開始。
2018
3月1日
The JR East station was outsourced.
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JR東日本の駅が業務委託化。
2019
10月7日
The JR East Akihabara Building site became home to the JR East Hotel Mets Akihabara, and JR East's East-West Free Passage was renovated.
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JR東日本秋葉原ビルの跡地に、ホテル「JR東日本ホテルメッツ 秋葉原」が開業。JR東日本の東西自由通路がリニューアル。
2020
In autumn, JR East launched the station-based shared office "STATION BOOTH".
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秋：JR東日本で、駅ナカシェアオフィス「STATION BOOTH」が開業。
2020
2月7日
The version of the departure melody on the Hibiya Line platform was changed.
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日比谷線ホームの発車メロディのバージョンを変更。
2021
3月12日
The Midori-no-Madoguchi at the Showa-dori Entrance was closed.
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昭和通り口のみどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2024
3月16日
With the timetable revision, the Shonan-Shinjuku Sazanami and Shonan-Shinjuku Wakashio trains, which had previously stopped at this station, were changed to pass through, resulting in the disappearance of limited express trains stopping at this station.
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ダイヤ改正により、当駅に停車していた新宿さざなみ・新宿わかしおが通過に変更。これにより当駅に停車する特急列車が消滅した。
2025
4月7日
The Ekiniwa commercial facility "Ecute Akihabara" opened inside the JR first-floor ticket gate concourse.
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JR1階改札内コンコースにエキナカ商業施設「エキュート秋葉原」が開業。
2025
4月23日
The use of platform screen doors began on the JR East 5 and 6 platform lines for the Sobu Local Line.
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JR東日本の5・6番線（総武線各駅停車）ホームでスマートホームドアの使用を開始。
2025
5月6日
Tokyo Food Bar closed down.
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Tokyo Food Barが閉業。
2025
10月1日
JR East started the Eki-net Q-Chike service.
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JR東日本でえきねっとQチケのサービスを開始。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
恋するフォーチュンクッキー
AKB48
By line
Hibiya Line
A-line
Koi suru Fortune Cookie (chorus)
Koi suru Fortune Cookie (chorus)
B-line
Koi suru Fortune Cookie (opening verse)
Koi suru Fortune Cookie (opening verse)
Local (go-touchi) melody
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Platform Layout & Transfers
PLATFORM LAYOUT (CHŪŌ–SŌBU LINE (LOCAL))
5
Down
御茶ノ水 · 新宿
6
Up
船橋 · 千葉
↕ Platforms 5, 6 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Tsukuba Express (TX)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
Show 1 more transfer
→
Yamanote Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (HIBIYA LINE)
1
中目黒
2
北千住 · 久喜 · 南栗橋
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local)
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Tsukuba Express (TX)
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
Show 1 more transfer
→
Yamanote Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (KEIHIN–TŌHOKU LINE)
1
Up
上野 · 大宮
4
Down
東京 · 横浜
↕ Platforms 1, 4 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
→
Tsukuba Express (TX)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
Show 1 more transfer
→
Yamanote Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (TSUKUBA EXPRESS (TX))
1・2
Down
つくば
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
Show 1 more transfer
→
Yamanote Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (YAMANOTE LINE)
2
Up
上野 · 池袋
3
Down
東京 · 品川
↕ Platforms 2, 3 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Hibiya Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
→
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
JR-East
2 min
Easy
Show 1 more transfer
→
Tsukuba Express (TX)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
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Akihabara Station FAQ
What train lines connect at Akihabara Station?
Akihabara Station is served by Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local), Hibiya Line, Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Tsukuba Express (TX), Yamanote Line.
What are the major landmarks near Akihabara Station?
Key landmarks accessible from this station include: Electric Town, Yodobashi Camera, Kanda River, Chuo-dori.