Musashi-Urawa Station

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Musashi-Urawa Station
武蔵浦和駅
File:Musashi-Urawa Station east square.jpg
East exit of Musashi-Urawa Station
Location 7 Bessho, Minami, Saitama, Saitama
(さいたま市南区別所7丁目)
Japan
Operated by JR East
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History
Opened 1985
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 46,290 daily

Musashi-Urawa Station (武蔵浦和駅 Musashi-Urawa-eki?) is a railway station in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Musashi-Urawa Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line and the Saikyō Line which runs between Ōsaki in Tokyo and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to Kawagoe via the Kawagoe Line and southward to Shin-Kiba via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 16.1 km from Ikebukuro Station.[2] The station identification colour for the Saikyō Line platforms is "cherry blossom".[2]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks for the Musashino Line, and two island platforms serving four tracks for the Saikyō Line.[2]

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

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Saikyō Line platforms, April 2011
1  Musashino Line for Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihin-Makuhari
2  Musashino Line for Kita-Asaka, Higashi-Tokorozawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchū-Hommachi
3/4  Saikyō Line for Akabane, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ōsaki, and Rinkai Line through service for Shin-Kiba
5/6  Saikyō Line for Ōmiya and Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Musashino Line
Ōmiya   Shimōsa   Minami-Urawa
Nishi-Urawa Local Minami-Urawa
Saikyō Line
Akabane   Commuter Rapid   Ōmiya
Toda-Kōen   Rapid   Yonohommachi
Kita-Toda   Local   Naka-Urawa

History

The station opened on 30 September 1985.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 46,290 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 32,280[4]
2005 39,847[5]
2010 45,978[6]
2011 46,290[3]

Surrounding area

  • Saitama Minami-ku Ward Office
  • Lotte Urawa Factory
  • Lotte Urawa Baseball Ground
  • Tokyo Yakult Swallows Toda Baseball Ground

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