is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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.
Platforms
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 2019, the station was used by an average of 39,069 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2005 35,016 2010 36,616 2015 38,289
Surrounding area
Akitsu Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) Meiji Pharmaceutical University Tohsei Gakuen School Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Shin-Akitsu Station information (JR East)