is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
Lines Akitsu Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to . Located between and , it is 21.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. The station also offers an interchange with Shin-Akitsu Station on the JR Musashino Line, which is a short walk away.
Station layout The station has two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.
Platforms
History Akitsu Station opened on December 12, 1917.
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Akitsu Station becoming "SI16".
Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was the 10th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 81,168 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2005 71,126 2010 76,177 2015 79,774
Surrounding area
South exit Shin-Akitsu Station (Musashino Line)
North exit Meiji Pharmaceutical University
See also List of railway stations in Japan Akitsu Station (Hiroshima), a station in Hiroshima with a similar name
References
External links
Akitsu Station information (Seibu)