title: Shin-Akitsu Station
text: # 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
  