Akitsu Station (Tokyo)

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.

SI16
Akitsu Station

秋津駅
Akitsu-Station south entrance, October 2021
General information
Location5-7-8 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0001
Japan
Coordinates35.77828°N 139.49675°E / 35.77828; 139.49675
Operated by Seibu Railway
Line(s) Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance24.6 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeSI16
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 12, 1917
Passengers
FY201981,168 daily
Services
Preceding station Seibu Following station
Tokorozawa
One-way operation
 Ikebukuro Line
Commuter Semi Express
 Kiyose
SI15
towards Ikebukuro
Tokorozawa
SI17
towards Hannō
 Ikebukuro Line
Rapid
Semi Express
Tokorozawa
SI17
towards Agano
 Ikebukuro Line
Local
Location
Akitsu Station is located in Tokyo
Akitsu Station
Akitsu Station
Location within Tokyo
Akitsu Station is located in Japan
Akitsu Station
Akitsu Station
Akitsu Station (Japan)
Track diagram showing the correlation between Akitsu and Shin-Akitsu stations

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]

  • North exit, August 2020
    North exit, August 2020
  • Akitsu Station platforms, 2020
    Akitsu Station platforms, 2020

Platforms
1  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Tokorozawa and Hannō
2  Seibu Ikebukuro Line 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

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 yearDaily average
200571,126[6]
201076,177[7]
201579,774[8]

Surrounding area
The shopping street in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, leading from Akitsu Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to Shin-Akitsu Station on the JR Musashino Line, January 2013

South exit

North exit

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.

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