Musashi-Urawa Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 武蔵浦和駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 7 Bessho, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 336-0021 |
Coordinates: | 35.846°N 139.648°W |
Operator: | JR East |
Distance: | 29.5 km to |
Platforms: | 2 side + 2 island platforms |
Status: | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") |
Opened: | 30 September 1985 |
Passengers: | 53,992 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Musashi-Urawa Station |
is a junction passenger railway station located in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Musashi-Urawa Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line and 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 16.1 km from Ikebukuro Station on the Saikyo Line[2] and 29.8 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station on the Musashino Line. The station identification colour for the Saikyō Line platforms is "cherry blossom".[2]
The station has two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks for the Musashino Line, and two elevated island platforms serving four tracks for the Saikyō Line.[2] The station building is located underneath the platforms.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]
The station opened on 30 September 1985.[1]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53,992 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average | |
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2000 | 32,280[4] | |
2005 | 39,847[5] | |
2010 | 45,978[6] | |
2015 | 50,407[7] |