Akitsu Station (Tokyo)
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
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
- Akitsu Station platforms, 2020
Platforms
| 1 | for Tokorozawa and Hannō | |
| 2 | for Nerima and Ikebukuro |
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]