is the terminus of the JR East

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 Itsukaichi Line

Itsukaichi Line

The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company in Tokyo, Japan. It links Musashi-Itsukaichi Station in the city of Akiruno with Haijima Station in the city of Akishima...

. Located in Akiruno, Tokyo

Akiruno, Tokyo

is a city located in the western end of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 80,621 and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area was 73.34 km².-Geography:...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, the station has a single island platform, above ground level, for boarding trains heading toward Haijima Station

Haijima Station

is a railway station in Akishima, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company and Seibu Railway.-Lines:Haijima is a major stop on the Ōme Line between and , with through services operating to and from via the Chūō Line...

 on tracks on both sides. JR East operates the station. Facilities within the building include a Midori no Madoguchi, automatic machines for selling and taking tickets, and a convenience store. The station has north and south exits. During 2004, Musashi Itsukaichi served a daily average of 4,809 passengers.

Around the station

• Nishi Tokyo Bus
  Nishi Tokyo Bus
  is a bus-operating company in western Tama Area, mainly in Hachioji and Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan. It has in a subsidiary which once took charge of bus routes in western Hachioji area and Ome area, and expressway bus routes. Although it now belongs to Keio Group, it was originally a bus section of Ome...
  
   Itsukaichi Operations Facility
• Itsukaichi Kaidō (Tokyo Route 7, the Suginami-Akiruno Line)
• Itsukaichi Elementary School and Itsukaichi Middle School (Akiruno)
• Itsukaichi High School (Tokyo)
• Akiruno City Itsukaichi Branch Office
• Akigawa Valley

History

• 1925-04-21: Opened as Itsukaichi Station on the Itsukaichi Railway
• 1925-06-01: Changed name to Musashi Itsukaichi Station after 41 days
• 1925-09-20: Extension of line to Ōguno and Musashi Iwai Station opened
• 1940-10-03: Itsukaichi Railway merged with Nanbu Railway
• 1944-04-01: Nanbu Railway nationalized during war; joins Japanese Government Railways
  Japanese Government Railways
  The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
  
   (later Japanese National Railways
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
   or JNR) system
• 1961-04-15: Line electrified (Haijima - Musashi Itsukaichi - Musashi Iwai)
• 1971-02-01: Segment from Musashi Iwai to Ōguno abandoned; passenger service terminated on segment from Ōguno to Musashi Itsukaichi
• 1982-11-15: Segment from Ōguno to Musashi Itsukaichi abandoned
• 1987-04-01: JNR privatized; JR East assumes ownership of line and station
• 1996-07-06: Station elevated.

Neighboring station

• Musashi-Masuko Station
  Musashi-Masuko Station
  is a train station in Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
  
  (JR Itsukaichi Line)

External links

Musashi-Itsukaichi Station (JR East)