Shin-Akitsu Station

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
Shin-Akitsu Station entrance, October 2021
General information
Location5-25-50 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189–0001
Japan
Coordinates35.777861°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 JR East Following station
Shin-Kodaira
JM32
towards Fuchūhommachi or Hachiōji
 Musashino Higashi-Tokorozawa
JM30
towards Ōmiya
Shin-Kodaira
JM32
towards Fuchūhommachi
 Musashino Line Higashi-Tokorozawa
JM30
towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location
Shin-Akitsu Station
Location within Tokyo
Shin-Akitsu Station
Shin-Akitsu Station (Japan)

Lines

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
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
1 JM Musashino Line for Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi
2 JM Musashino Line for Musashi-Urawa, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari
  • The ticket barriers, October 2021
  • View from platform 1, October 2012
  • View from platform 2, October 2012

History

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

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 yearDaily average
200535,016[3]
201036,616[4]
201538,289[5]

Surrounding area
The shopping street connecting Shin-Akitsu Station with Akitsu Station

See also

References
  1. 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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