Musashi Itsukaichi Station (武蔵五日市駅, Musashi Itsukaichi-eki?) is the terminus of the JR East Itsukaichi Line. Located in Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan, the station has a single island platform, above ground level, for boarding trains heading toward Haijima Station on tracks on both sides. JR East operates the station. Facilities within the building include a Midori no Madoguchi, automatic machines for selling and taking tickets, and a convenience store. The station has north and south exits. During 2004, Musashi Itsukaichi served a daily average of 4,809 passengers.
[edit] Around the station
- Nishi Tokyo Bus Itsukaichi Operations Facility
- Itsukaichi Kaidō (Tokyo Route 7, the Suginami-Akiruno Line)
- Itsukaichi Elementary School and Itsukaichi Middle School (Akiruno)
- Itsukaichi High School (Tokyo)
- Akiruno City Itsukaichi Branch Office
- Akigawa Valley
[edit] History
- 1925-04-21: Opened as Itsukaichi Station on the Itsukaichi Railway
- 1925-06-01: Changed name to Musashi Itsukaichi Station after 41 days
- 1925-09-20: Extension of line to Ōguno and Musashi Iwai Station opened
- 1940-10-03: Itsukaichi Railway merged with Nanbu Railway
- 1944-04-01: Nanbu Railway nationalized during war; joins Japanese Government Railways (later Japanese National Railways or JNR) system
- 1961-04-15: Line electrified (Haijima - Musashi Itsukaichi - Musashi Iwai)
- 1971-02-01: Segment from Musashi Iwai to Ōguno abandoned; passenger service terminated on segment from Ōguno to Musashi Itsukaichi
- 1982-11-15: Segment from Ōguno to Musashi Itsukaichi abandoned
- 1987-04-01: JNR privatized; JR East assumes ownership of line and station
- 1996-07-06: Station elevated.
[edit] Neighboring station
Coordinates: 35°43′56″N 139°13′41″E / 35.732148°N 139.228125°E / 35.732148; 139.228125
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