Akitsu Station (Tokyo)
SI16 Akitsu Station 秋津駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Akitsu-Station south entrance, October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 5-7-8 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0001 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°46′42″N 139°29′48″E / 35.77828°N 139.49675°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Seibu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Seibu Ikebukuro Line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 24.6 km from Ikebukuro | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SI16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 12, 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 81,168 daily | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 Ikebukuro in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai. Located between Kiyose and Tokorozawa, it is 21.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[1] The station also offers an interchange with Shin-Akitsu Station on the JR Musashino Line, which is a short walk away.[2]
Station layout
The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.[2]
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North exit, August 2020 -
Akitsu Station platforms, 2020
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
| 2 | ■ Seibu Ikebukuro Line | for Nerima and Ikebukuro Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for ShibuyaTokyu Toyoko Line for Yokohama Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai |
History
Akitsu Station opened on December 12, 1917.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Akitsu Station becoming "SI16".[3]
Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was the 10th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 81,168 passengers daily.[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2005 | 71,126[6] |
| 2010 | 76,177[7] |
| 2015 | 79,774[8] |
Surrounding area
South exit
North exit
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
- Akitsu Station (Hiroshima), a station in Hiroshima with a similar name
References
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 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 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 32/65. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ^ 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ 東急東横線・メトロ副都心線相互直通、16日スタート [Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line inter-running to start on 16 March]. Nikkei.com (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ 駅別乗降人員(2019年度1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2019)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Akitsu Station (Tokyo) at Wikimedia Commons
- Akitsu Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)