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Akita Station is a railway station in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).LinesAkita Station is served by the following lines. Akita Shinkansen (terminus) Ōu Main Line (298.7 km from terminus at Fukushima Station) Uetsu Main Line (terminus) Oga LineLimited express services Komachi Tsugaru Inaho Akebono NihonkaiHistoryAkita Station opened on 21 October 1902. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. The station's building was renovated in 1997.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 11,143 passengers daily . The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.Surrounding area Akita Station building "Topico" (department store near the west entrance) Akitaekimae post office AL☆Ve (shopping/hotel complex near the east entrance) Kanto festival (five-minute walk from the west entrance) Senshu parkBus terminalsLong-distance buses For Yokote Station, Jūmonji, Yuzawa Station For Noshiro Station Senshu; For Sendai Station (Miyagi) Flora; For Shinjuku Station Dream Akita/Yokohama; For Tokyo Station and Yokohama Station