Shin-Akitsu Station (新秋津駅, Shin-Akitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JM31 Shin-Akitsu Station 新秋津駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Shin-Akitsu Station entrance, October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1973 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 39,069 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editShin-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
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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 -
View from platform 1, October 2012 -
View from platform 2, October 2012
History
editThe 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
editIn 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
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- Akitsu Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)
- Meiji Pharmaceutical University
- Tohsei Gakuen School
- Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium
See also
editReferences
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
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Media related to Shin-Akitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shin-Akitsu Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)