Shin-Akitsu Station
# Shin-Akitsu Station

Shin-Akitsu Station (新秋津駅, Shin-Akitsu-eki) 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

| 1 | JM Musashino Line | for Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | JM Musashino Line | for Musashi-Urawa, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari |

* The ticket barriers, October 2021
* View from platform 1, October 2012
* View from platform 2, October 2012

## 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
