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is a railway station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.LinesAkitsu Station is served by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from in Tokyo, with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to. Located between and, it is 21.8 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. The station also offers an interchange with Shin-Akitsu Station on the JR Musashino Line, which is a short walk away.HistoryAkitsu Station opened on December 12, 1917.Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Akitsu Station becoming "SI16".Through-running to and from and via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2014, the station was the ninth busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 78,103 passengers daily.The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.Surrounding areaSouth exit Shin-Akitsu Station (Musashino Line)