Shin-Akitsu Station

Shin-Akitsu Station
新秋津駅

Station entrance, October 2012
Location 5 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama, Tokyo
(東京都東村山市秋津町5丁目)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Musashino Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1973
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 36,616 daily

Shin-Akitsu Station (新秋津駅 Shin-Akitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shin-Akitsu Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line between Fuchū-Hommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line. 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

Track diagram

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with a central bidirectional through track used by freight trains.[1]

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

1  Musashino Line for Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchū-Hommachi
2  Musashino Line for Musashi-Urawa, Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihin-Makuhari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Musashino Line
Shin-Kodaira - Higashi-Tokorozawa

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 36,616 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

The shopping street connecting Shin-Akitsu Station with Akitsu Station

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

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Coordinates: 35°46′40″N 139°29′36″E / 35.777861°N 139.493389°E / 35.777861; 139.493389

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