Moro Station Explained

Moro Station
Style:	JR East
Native Name:	毛呂駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Iwai, Moroyama-cho, Iruma-gun, Saitama-shi 350-0441
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.941°N 139.3094°W
Operator:	JR East
Line:	Hachikō Line
Distance:	5.8 km from
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Connections:	Bus stop
Status:	Staffed
Opened:	15 April 1933
Passengers:	729 (daily, boarding only)
Pass Year:	FY2019
Map Type:	Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Moro Station

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Moro Station is served by the single-track Hachikō Line between and, and lies 5.8 km from the starting point of the Hachikō Line at Komagawa.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The station building is located on the west (northbound) side. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. A storage siding is located behind the southbound platform 1. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 April 1933.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 686 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	905^[3]
2005	918^[4]
2010	738^[5]
2015	729^[6]

Surrounding area

• Higashi-Moro Station (Tobu Ogose Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
• Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
• Moroyama Elementary School
• Moroyama Middle School
• Moroyama Town Hall
• Moroyama Post Office
• Moroyama Public Library

Bus services

Moro Station is served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yuzu Yellow Line) service.^[7]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Moro Station information (JR East)

Notes and References

1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 199. 4-533-02980-9.
2. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_04.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.
3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 July 2013.
4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_04.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402070724/https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_04.html. 2 April 2019. dead.
5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 July 2013.
6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_03.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 July 2016.
7. Web site: http://www.town.moroyama.saitama.jp/www/contents/1282882853257/files/bus_yuzu.pdf. ja:もろバス時刻表　ゆず号. Moro Bus Timetable – Yuzu. Japanese. Japan. Moroyama. 26 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215064247/http://www.town.moroyama.saitama.jp/www/contents/1282882853257/files/bus_yuzu.pdf. 15 December 2013.