Akitsu Station 安芸津駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 441 Akitsucho Mitsu, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2402 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°19′6.07″N 132°49′3.67″E / 34.3183528°N 132.8176861°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 34.7 km (21.6 mi) from Mihara | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | JR-Y23[1] | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 17 February 1935 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Akimitsu Station (to 1949) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 205 | ||||||||||
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Akitsu Station (安芸津駅, Akitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
Akitsu Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 34.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an underground. The station is staffed.
1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Takehara and Mihara |
2 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Hiroshima |
Akitsu Station started its operation on 17 February 1935. At this time this station was known as Akimitsu Station (安芸三津駅, Akimitsu-eki) but on 20 November 1949, this station was renamed to Akitsu Station. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 352 passengers daily.[3]
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