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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Tokorozawa and Hannō |
| 2 | Seibu Ikebukuro Line
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for Nerima and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Yokohama  Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai
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History
[edit]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
[edit]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
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South exit
[edit]North exit
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of railway stations in Japan
- Akitsu Station (Hiroshima), a station in Hiroshima with a similar name
References
[edit]- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Akitsu Station (Tokyo) at Wikimedia Commons
- Akitsu Station information (Seibu) (in Japanese)