is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

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

Higashi-Akiru 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 3.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Haijima Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Akishima, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Seibu Railway. The station is also a freight depot for the Jap ...

Station layout

The station consists of a single ground-level

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks, with a small station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

File:Higashi-Akiru-Sta-Gate.JPG, The ticket barriers leading to the platform in July 2017 File:JREast-Itsukaichi-line-Higashi-akiru-station-platform.jpg, The platform in February 2009

History

JREast-Itsukaichi-line-Higashi-akiru-station-entrance

The station opened on 21 April 1925. 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 4,593 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Akirudai High School

References

External links

* {{Ōme Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925 Akiruno, Tokyo Itsukaichi Line