Akigawa Station

Akigawa Station (秋川駅, Akigawa-eki) is a railway station on the Itsukaichi Line in Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JC83
Akigawa Station

秋川駅
Akigawa Station north entrance in February 2009
LocationAburadai, Akiruno-shi, Tokyo 197-0827
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JC Itsukaichi Line
Distance5.7 km from Haijima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=37
History
Opened21 April 1925
Previous namesNishi-Akiru Station (until 1987)
Traffic
Passengers ((FY2014))7226
Location
Akigawa Station
Location within Tokyo
Akigawa Station
Akigawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Akigawa 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

This station consists of two side platforms serving two ground-level tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms.

Platforms
1 JC Itsukaichi Line for Musashi-Itsukaichi
2 JC Itsukaichi Line for Haijima, Tachikawa, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Itsukaichi Line JC83
Higashi-Akiru JC82   Holiday Rapid Akigawa   Musashi-Hikida JC84
Higashi-Akiru JC82   Ōme Special Rapid   Musashi-Hikida JC84
Higashi-Akiru JC82   Rapid   Musashi-Hikida JC84
Higashi-Akiru JC82 Local Musashi-Hikida JC84

Statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 7,226 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

History

The station opened on 21 April 1925 as Nishi-Akiru Station (西秋留駅).[2] It was renamed Akigawa Station on 31 March 1987.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 197. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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