Miyahara Station Explained

Miyahara Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:宮原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:3-518 Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-0812
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.9402°N 139.6096°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Takasaki Line
Distance:4.0 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Status:Staffed
Opened:15 July 1948
Passengers:24,337 (daily, boarding only)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Miyahara Station

is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku, the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Miyahara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is 4.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at .

Layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Miyahara Station was opened on 15 July 1948. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,337 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.