Shin-Akitsu Station
{{short description|Railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRSN|JM|31|size=50}}
Shin-Akitsu Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 新秋津駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Shin-Akitsu STA.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Shin-Akitsu Station entrance, October 2021
| other_name =
| address = 5-25-50 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189–0001
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35.777861|N|139.493389|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| line = {{Colorbull|OrangeRed}} Musashino Line
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| distance = 13.0 km from {{STN| Fuchūhommachi|x}}
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus terminal
}}
| structure =
| status = Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
| code = JM31
| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=855}}
| opened = 1 April 1973
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 39,069 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_dot_label = Shin-Akitsu Station
| map_type = Japan Tokyo#Japan
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
|line=Musashino|left1=Shin-Kodaira|note-left1={{JRSN|JM|32|size=25}}|right1=Higashi-Tokorozawa|note-right1={{JRSN|JM|30|size=25}}
|line2=Musashino Line|left2=Shin-Kodaira|note-left2={{JRSN|JM|32|size=30}}|right2=Higashi-Tokorozawa|note-right2={{JRSN|JM|30|size=30}}
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|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).
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
File:Rail Tracks map between JR-E Shin-Akitsu and Seibu Akitsu Station.svg
The station consists of two sub-surface side platforms serving two tracks, with a central bidirectional through track used by freight trains.{{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１１巻 埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 |trans-title=Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo | publisher = Kodansha | date = February 2011 | location = Japan | page = 6/58| isbn = 978-4-06-270071-9}} 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.
=Platforms=
{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Musashino Line|symbol={{JRLS|JM}}|dir=for {{STN|Nishi-Kokubunji|x}} and {{STN|Fuchūhommachi|x}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Musashino Line|symbol={{JRLS|JM}}|dir=for {{STN|Musashi-Urawa|x}}, {{STN|Shim-Matsudo|x}}, {{STN|Nishi-Funabashi|x}}, {{STN|Tokyo|x}}, and {{STN|Kaihimmakuhari|x}}}}
File:Shin-Akitsu STA Gate.jpg|The ticket barriers, October 2021
File:Shin-Akitsu Station platform 1 20121026.JPG|View from platform 1, October 2012
File:Shin-Akitsu Station platform 2 20121026.JPG|View from platform 2, October 2012
History
The station opened on 1 April 1973. 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).{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 2 August 2020}}
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=855 Shin-Akitsu Station information] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Musashino Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1973
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company