Akitsu Station (Tokyo)
{{short description|Railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{SBSN|SI|16|size=50}}
Akitsu Station
| native_name = 秋津駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Akitsu STA South.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Akitsu-Station south entrance, October 2021
| other_name =
| address = 5-7-8 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0001
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35.77828|N|139.49675|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| operator = 18px Seibu Railway
| line = 18px Seibu Ikebukuro Line
| distance = 24.6 km from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| connections =
| structure =
| code = SI16
| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/ekimap/akitsu/}}
| opened = December 12, 1917
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 81,168 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_dot_label = Akitsu Station
| map_type = Japan Tokyo#Japan
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Seibu Railway
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|line10=Ikebukuro|left10=Tokorozawa|note-left10={{SBSN|SI|17|size=25}}|note-mid10={{SLL|Rapid|c=SkyBlue|t=#000}}{{SLL|Semi Express|c=MediumAquamarine|t=#000}}|right10=Kiyose|type10=Rapid|note-right10={{SBSN|SI|15|size=30}}
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}}
File:Rail Tracks map between JR-E Shin-Akitsu and Seibu Akitsu Station.svg
{{Nihongo|Akitsu Station|秋津駅|Akitsu-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines
Akitsu Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}} in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}} and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to {{STN|Shibuya|x}} and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}. Located between {{STN|Kiyose|x}} and {{STN|Tokorozawa|x}}, it is 21.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 201| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}} The station also offers an interchange with Shin-Akitsu Station on the JR Musashino Line, which is a short walk away.
Station layout
The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.{{cite book | last = Kawashima| first = Ryozo |title = 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１２巻 東京都心北部 |trans-title=Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo | publisher = Kodansha | date = March 2011 | location = Japan | page = 32/65| isbn = 978-4-06-270072-6}}
File:Akitsu Station - Aug 9 2020 - various 11 52 44 468000.jpeg|North exit, August 2020
File:Akitsu Station - Aug 9 2020 - various.jpeg|Akitsu Station platforms, 2020
=Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Seibu Ikebukuro Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Tokorozawa|x}} and {{STN|Hannō|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Seibu Ikebukuro Line|symbol=18px|dir=for {{STN|Nerima|x}} and {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}
{{TSLS|Y}} Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for {{STN|Shin-Kiba|x}}
{{TSLS|F}} Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for {{STN|Shibuya|x}}
{{TQLS|TY}} Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for {{STN|Yokohama|x}}
20px Minatomirai Line for {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}}}}
History
Akitsu Station opened on December 12, 1917.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Akitsu Station becoming "SI16".{{cite web|url= http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|script-title= ja:西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します|trans-title= Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations|date= 23 February 2012|work= News Release|publisher= Seibu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 10 February 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101130/http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2011/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/02/23/20110223eki-number.pdf|archive-date= 2015-09-24|url-status= dead}}
Through-running to and from {{STN|Yokohama|x}} and {{STN|Motomachi-Chukagai|x}} via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.{{cite web |url= http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDD150S6_V10C13A3TJ2000/|script-title=ja:東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート |trans-title=Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March|date= 15 March 2013|work= Nikkei.com|publisher= Nikkei Inc. |location=Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 2 April 2013}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 10th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 81,168 passengers daily.{{cite web|url=https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/eigyo/transfer/2019joukou.pdf|script-title=ja:駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均|trans-title=Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Seibu Railway|accessdate=6 January 2021}}
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
=South exit=
- Shin-Akitsu Station (Musashino Line)
- {{Interlanguage link|Akitsu Shrine|ja|3=秋津神社}}
=North exit=
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
- Akitsu Station (Hiroshima), a station in Hiroshima with a similar name
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [https://www.seiburailway.jp/railway/ekimap/akitsu/ Akitsu Station information] (Seibu) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Seibu Ikebukuro Line}}
Category:Stations of Seibu Railway
Category:Railway stations in Tokyo