Shin-Akitsu Station

Shin-Akitsu Station
新秋津駅
Station forecourt, February 2007
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
City Higashimurayama
Neighborhood etc. 5 Akitsu-chō
Postal Code 189-0001
(in Japanese) 東京都東村山市秋津町5丁目
History
Year opened 1973
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Musashino Line
Statistics 36,616 passengers/day (FY2010)

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

Contents

Lines

Shin-Akitsu Station is served by the 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

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.[2]

Surrounding area

References

  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 [Station passenger figures]" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shin-Akitsu_Station Shin-Akitsu Station] at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the Musashino Line