Moro Station
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Moro Station
毛呂駅 |
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Station entrance, May 2006
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| Location | Iwai, Moroyama, Iruma, Saitama （埼玉県入間郡毛呂山町岩井） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Hachikō Line |
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| Opened | 1933 |
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| Passengers (FY2012) | 708 daily |
Moro Station (毛呂駅 Moro-eki?) is a railway station on the Hachikō Line in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
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Lines
Moro Station is served by the single-track Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and lies 5.8 km from the starting point of the Hachikō Line at Komagawa.[2]
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The station building is located on the west (northbound) side. A storage siding is located behind the southbound platform 1.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hachikō Line | for Komagawa |
| 2 | ■ Hachikō Line | for Ogawamachi, Yorii, and Takasaki |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hachikō Line | ||||
| Komagawa | Local | Ogose | ||
History
The station opened on 15 April 1933.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 708 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 905[4] |
| 2005 | 918[5] |
| 2010 | 738[6] |
| 2011 | 699[7] |
| 2012 | 708[3] |
Surrounding area
- Higashi-Moro Station (Tobu Ogose Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
- Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
Bus services
Moro Station is served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[8]
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External links
- Moro Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
- Moro Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
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