is a passenger

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located in the city of

Akiruno, Tokyo 260px, Akigawa River in the autumn is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 80,177, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geograph ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Akigawa Station is served by the

Itsukaichi Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Tokyo, Japan. It links Musashi-Itsukaichi Station in the city of Akiruno with Haijima Station in the city of Akishima. From there, some trains travel through to Tachikaw ...

, and is located 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

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Station layout

This station consists of two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s serving two ground-level tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 21 April 1925 as . It was renamed Akigawa Station on 31 March 1987. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(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 6,499 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

Aki River The Aki River (also, the Akikawa River)Akigawa Valley / Official Tokyo Travel Guide GO TOKYO accessdate: April 13, 2017 is a river in Japan. The Aki River flows west of Tokyo Metropolitan Area. It is a major tributary of the Tama River,Japan ...

References

External links

JR East - Akigawa Station
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