Higashi-Washinomiya Station Explained

Higashi-Washinomiya Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:東鷲宮駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:326 Nishiowa, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken 340-0206
Country:Japan
Line:Tōhoku Main Line
Distance:51.6 km from .
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Staffed
Opened:15 April 1981
Passengers:9,750
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Higashi-Washinomiya Station

right|thumb|180px|Staggered platforms of Higashi-Washinomiya Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)

Lines

Higashi-Washinomiya Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 51.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

This station has two opposed side platforms, however, with an unusual layout in that the platforms are not on the same level. Utsunomiya-bound trains stop at a ground level side-platform serving one track. Ōmiya-bound trains stop at an elevated side-platform serving one track. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Higashi-Washinomiya Station opened on 15 April 1981 as a freight station, and opened for passenger service from 23 June 1982. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9,750 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 August 2020.