Higashi-Moro Station | |
Native Name: | 東毛呂駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 2314-1 Iwai, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0467 350-0467 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.9472°N 139.3152°W |
Operator: | Tobu Railway |
Line: | Tobu Ogose Line |
Distance: | 8.6 km from |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Code: | TJ-45 |
Opened: | 16 December 1934 |
Passengers: | 5,637 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Higashi-Moro Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from to, and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado. During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.[2]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station entrance is on the south side of the station, connected to the platforms by a footbridge at the east (Sakado) end of the platform. A footbridge served by lifts opened at the west (Ogose) end of the platform in 2009.
The station opened on 16 December 1934.[3]
Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Ogose Line, with Higashi-Moro Station becoming "TJ-45".[4]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,637 passengers daily.[5]
Higashi-Moro Station is served by local Kawagoe Motor Corporation (KKJ) bus services from a bus stop in front of the station. It is also served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yabusame Green Line and Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[6] [7]