Operated by JR East Platforms 2 side platforms Passengers (FY2014) 37,303 daily Opened 1973 | Line(s) ■ Musashino Line Connections Bus terminal Address Japan | |
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Location 5-25-50 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo
（東京都東村山市秋津町5丁目25-50）
Japan Similar Akitsu Station, Higashi‑Tokorozawa Station, Shin‑Kodaira Station, Fuchūhommachi Station, Tokorozawa Station | ||
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Shin-Akitsu Station (新秋津駅, Shin-Akitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Shin-Akitsu Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line, and is situated 13.0 km from the western terminus of the line at Fuchūhommachi. It is located 400 m (a 4-minute walk) from Akitsu Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, which provides a more direct service to central Tokyo.
Station layout
The station consists of two sub-surface side platforms serving two tracks, with a central bidirectional through track used by freight trains.The ground-level station building has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
The JR East Hachiōji Area training facility is located north of the track to the west of the station. A connection from the Musashino Line to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line also runs from west of the station.
History
The station opened on 1 April 1973.With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 37,303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).