Akigawa Station (秋川駅, Akigawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JC83 Akigawa Station 秋川駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Akigawa Station south entrance in April 2021 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Aburadai, Akiruno-shi, Tokyo 197-0827 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°43′40″N 139°17′14″E / 35.7277°N 139.2871°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JC Itsukaichi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 5.7 km from Haijima | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JC83 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 21 April 1925 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Nishi-Akiru Station (until 1987) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 6499 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editAkigawa Station is served by the Itsukaichi Line, and is located 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Haijima Station.
Station layout
editThis station consists of two side platforms serving two ground-level tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit1 | JC Itsukaichi Line | for Musashi-Itsukaichi |
2 | JC Itsukaichi Line | for Haijima, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
History
editThe station opened on 21 April 1925 as Nishi-Akiru Station (西秋留駅).[1] It was renamed Akigawa Station on 31 March 1987.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,499 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2005 | 7,585[3] |
2010 | 7,358[4] |
2015 | 7,253[5] |
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 197. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 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
editMedia related to Akigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East - Akigawa Station (in Japanese)