Higashi-Urawa Station
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).
Overview of the platforms, April 2007
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
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,934 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Urawa Higashi Police Station
- Saitama Midori Ward Office
- Saitama Gakuen University
- Urawa University
- Urawa Junior College
- Kawaguchi Junior College
- Minuma Tsūsen-bori
- Hikawa Shrine
See also
References
- ^ 各駅情報（東浦和駅） [Higashi-Urawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ 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)