Minami-Yono Station Explained


Minami-Yono Station
Native Name:南与野駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR East
Address:2-547 Suzuya, Chūō-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 338-0013
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.8674°N 139.6312°W
Operator: JR East
Line:Saikyō Line
Distance:19.0 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Code:JA23
Status:Staffed
Opened:30 September 1985
Passengers:18,917 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Minami-Yono Station

is a passenger railway station on the Saikyō Line located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Minami-Yono Station is served by the Saikyō Line which runs between in Tokyo and in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to via the Kawagoe Line and southward to via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 19.0 km from Ikebukuro Station.[2] The station identification colour is "tokiwa green".[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. Additional passing tracks lie on either side of the station for non-stop rapid services. The tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen also run adjacent to this station, on the west side.[2]

The station used to have a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office, but this closed on 31 October 2007.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 30 September 1985.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,917 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 14,297[4]
2005 14,960[5]
2010 15,565[6]
201517,046[7]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1505. ja:各駅情報(南与野駅) . Station Information: Minami-Yono Station. East Japan Railway Company. Japanese. 29 October 2012.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第12巻 東京都心北部 . Railways of Japan – Chubu Line – Lines/Stations/Track plans – Vol 12 Northern Central Tokyo . Kodansha . March 2011 . Japan . 15–53. 978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. Web site: https://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. Japanese. 2 August 2020.
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 October 2012.
  5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 October 2012.
  6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 October 2012.
  7. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011_02.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 October 2016.