Akitsu Station | |
Native Name: | 安芸津駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 441 Akitsucho Mitsu, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2402 |
Country: | Japan |
Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
Line: | Kure Line |
Distance: | 34.7km (21.6miles) from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Ground level |
Code: | JR-Y23[1] |
Bicycle: | Yes |
Accessible: | No |
Status: | Staffed |
Former: | Akimitsu Station (to 1949) |
Passengers: | 205 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Akitsu Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
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 .
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an underground. The station is staffed.
Akitsu Station started its operation on 17 February 1935. At this time this station was known as 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]