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
Location	5-7-8 Akitsu-chō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0001 Japan
Coordinates	35.77828°N 139.49675°E / 35.77828; 139.49675
Operated by	Seibu Railway
Line(s)	Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Distance	24.6 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	SI16
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 12, 1917
Passengers
FY2019	81,168 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
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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]

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  North exit, August 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 year	Daily average
2005	71,126[6]
2010	76,177[7]
2015	79,774[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

• Shin-Akitsu Station (Musashino Line)
• Akitsu Shrine [ja]

North exit

• Meiji Pharmaceutical University

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Akitsu Station (Hiroshima), a station in Hiroshima with a similar name