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JC54 Akishima Station 昭島駅
Akishima Station south entrance in February 2009
General information
Location	2 Shōwa-chō, Akishima-shi, Tokyo 196-0015 Japan
Coordinates	35°42′48.7548″N 139°21′39.2544″E / 35.713543000°N 139.360904000°E / 35.713543000; 139.360904000
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JC Ōme Line
Distance	5.0 km from Tachikawa
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JC54
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1938
Previous names	Shōwa-mae Station (to 1959)
Passengers
25,970
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station HaijimaOne-way operation Ōme LineCommuter Special Rapid NakagamiJC53towards Tachikawa HaijimaJC55towards Ōme Ōme LineŌme Special Rapid Ōme LineCommuter Rapid NakagamiOne-way operation HaijimaJC55towards Oku-Tama Ōme LineRapidLocal NakagamiJC53towards Tachikawa
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Akishima Station (昭島駅, Akishima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of 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. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 25 December 1938 as Shōwa-mae Station (昭和前駅). It was renamed Akishima Station on 1 October 1959. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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 26,016 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

• Showa Aircraft Industry
• Akishima Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 193. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
3. 東京都統計年鑑 平成17年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
4. 東京都統計年鑑 平成22年 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
5. 東京都統計年鑑 平成27年 9 運輸及び通信 [Tokyo Metropolitan Government statistics (fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Akishima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Ōme Line
• Railway stations in Tokyo
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938
• Akishima, Tokyo