Akishima Station

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)	■ 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 (FY2014)	25,970
Location
Akishima Station Location within 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	■ Ōme Line	for Ōme, Okutama and Musashi-Itsukaichi
2	■ Ōme Line	for Tachikawa, Shinjuku and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Ōme Line
Ōme Liner: Does not stop at this station
Holiday Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Nakagami	Rapid	Haijima
Nakagami	Local	Haijima

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

Showa Aircraft Industry
Akishima Post Office

References

↑ 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.
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.

External links

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JR East station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Ōme Line and Itsukaichi Line

Ōme Line:	Tachikawa Nishi-Tachikawa Higashi-Nakagami Nakagami Akishima Haijima Ushihama Fussa Hamura Ozaku Kabe Higashi-Ōme Ōme Miyanohira Hinatawada Ishigamimae Futamatao Ikusabata Sawai Mitake Kawai Kori Hatonosu Shiromaru Okutama

Itsukaichi Line:	Haijima Kumagawa Higashi-Akiru Akigawa Musashi-Hikida Musashi-Masuko Musashi-Itsukaichi

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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