Akigawa Station

Akigawa Station 秋川駅
Akigawa Station north entrance in February 2009
Location	Aburadai, Akiruno-shi, Tokyo 197-0827 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Itsukaichi Line
Distance	5.7 km from Haijima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=37
History
Opened	21 April 1925
Previous names	Nishi-Akiru Station (until 1987)
Traffic
Passengers ((FY2014))	7226
Location
Akigawa Station Location within Japan

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).

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	■ Itsukaichi Line	for Musashi-Itsukaichi
2	■ Itsukaichi Line	for Haijima and Tachikawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Itsukaichi Line
Higashi-Akiru		Local		Musashi-Hikida

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

• Akigawa River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

• JR East - Akigawa Station (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°43′40″N 139°17′14″E / 35.7277°N 139.2871°E