Higashi-Urawa Station

Railway station in Saitama, Japan

35°51′50.8392″N 139°42′16.83″E / 35.864122000°N 139.7046750°E / 35.864122000; 139.7046750Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Musashino LineDistance35.4 km to FuchūhommachiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1973PassengersFY201928,934 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Minami-Urawa
JM25
towards Ōmiya
 Shimōsa Higashi-Kawaguchi
JM23
towards Kaihimmakuhari
Minami-Urawa
JM25
 Musashino Line Higashi-Kawaguchi
JM23
towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location
Higashi-Urawa Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Higashi-Urawa Station
Higashi-Urawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Higashi-Urawa Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Urawa Station
Higashi-Urawa Station
Higashi-Urawa Station (Japan)
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Higashi-Urawa Station (東浦和駅, Higashi-Urawa-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Musashino Line located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Higashi-Urawa Station is served by the Musashino Line between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line. It is located 35.4 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

Station layout

Overview of the platforms, April 2007

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with a third, central track for use by freight services. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 JM Musashino Line for Minami-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi
2 JM Musashino Line for Minami-Koshigaya, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,934 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅情報（東浦和駅） [Higashi-Urawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  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.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East station information (in Japanese)