Akishima Station

JC54
Akishima Station
昭島駅
Akishima Station south entrance in February 2009
Location 2 Shōwa-chō, Akishima-shi, Tokyo 196-0015
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) JC Ōme Line
Distance 5.0 km from Tachikawa
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=38
History
Opened 25 December 1938
Previous names Shōwa-mae Station (to 1959)
Traffic
Passengers 25,970
Location
Akishima Station
Location within Tokyo
Akishima Station
Akishima Station (Japan)

Akishima Station (昭島駅, Akishima-eki) is a railway station on the Ōme Line in Akishima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Akishima Station is served by the Ōme Line from Tachikawa to Ōme, with direct services to and from Tokyo via the Chūō Line (Rapid). It is located 5.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms.

Platforms

1 JC Ōme Line for Ōme, Okutama, and Musashi-Itsukaichi
2 JC Ōme Line for Tachikawa, Shinjuku, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōme Line JC54
Ōme Liner: Does not stop at this station
Holiday Rapid Okutama．Akigawa: Does not stop at this station
Nakagami JC53   Commuter Special Rapid   Haijima JC55
Nakagami JC53   Ōme Special Rapid   Haijima JC55
Nakagami JC53   Commuter Rapid   Haijima JC55
Nakagami JC53   Rapid   Haijima JC55
Nakagami JC53 Local Haijima JC55


Statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 25,970 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

History

The station opened on 25 December 1938 as Shōwa-mae Station (昭和前駅).[2] It was renamed Akishima Station on 1 October 1959.[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

See also

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 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 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. 193. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

Coordinates: 35°42′48.7548″N 139°21′39.2544″E / 35.713543000°N 139.360904000°E / 35.713543000; 139.360904000

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