Shin-Akitsu Station
JM31 Shin-Akitsu Station | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Shin-Akitsu Station entrance, October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 5-25-50 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189–0001 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°46′40″N 139°29′36″E / 35.777861°N 139.493389°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Musashino Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 13.0 km from Fuchūhommachi | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
Station code | JM31 | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 April 1973 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 39,069 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Shin-Akitsu Station (
Lines[edit]
Shin-Akitsu Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line, and is situated 13.0 km from the western terminus of the line at Fuchūhommachi. It is located 400 m (a 4-minute walk) from Akitsu Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, which provides a more direct service to central Tokyo.
Station layout[edit]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Rail_Tracks_map_between_JR-E_Shin-Akitsu_and_Seibu_Akitsu_Station.svg/300px-Rail_Tracks_map_between_JR-E_Shin-Akitsu_and_Seibu_Akitsu_Station.svg.png)
The station consists of two sub-surface side platforms serving two tracks, with a central bidirectional through track used by freight trains.[1] The ground-level station building has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
The JR East Hachiōji Area training facility is located north of the track to the west of the station. A connection from the Musashino Line to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line also runs from west of the station.[1]
Platforms[edit]
1 | JM Musashino Line | for Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi |
2 | JM Musashino Line | for Musashi-Urawa, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari |
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The ticket barriers, October 2021
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View from platform 1, October 2012
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View from platform 2, October 2012
History[edit]
The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 39,069 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2005 | 35,016[3] |
2010 | 36,616[4] |
2015 | 38,289[5] |
Surrounding area[edit]
- Akitsu Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)
- Meiji Pharmaceutical University
- Tohsei Gakuen School
- Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011).
日本 の鉄道 中部 ライン全線 ・全 駅 ・全 配線 第 11巻 埼玉 南部 ・東京 多摩 北部 [Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 6/58. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9. - ^
各駅 の乗車 人員 (2019年度 ) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 17年 9運輸 及 び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021. - ^
東京 都 統計 年鑑 平成 27年 9運輸 及 び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Shin-Akitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin-Akitsu Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)