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).

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Shin-Akitsu Station

新秋津駅
Shin-Akitsu Station entrance, October 2021
General information
Location5-25-50 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189–0001
Japan
Coordinates35°46′40″N 139°29′36″E / 35.777861°N 139.493389°E / 35.777861; 139.493389
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Musashino Line
Distance13.0 km from Fuchūhommachi
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Station codeJM31
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1973
Passengers
FY201939,069 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shin-Kodaira
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Musashino Higashi-Tokorozawa
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towards Ōmiya
Shin-Kodaira
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Musashino Line Higashi-Tokorozawa
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Location
Shin-Akitsu Station is located in Tokyo
Shin-Akitsu Station
Shin-Akitsu Station
Location within Tokyo
Shin-Akitsu Station is located in Japan
Shin-Akitsu Station
Shin-Akitsu Station
Shin-Akitsu Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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Track diagram

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

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1 JM Musashino Line for Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi
2 JM Musashino Line for Musashi-Urawa, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

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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

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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
2005 35,016[3]
2010 36,616[4]
2015 38,289[5]

Surrounding area

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The shopping street connecting Shin-Akitsu Station with Akitsu Station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
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