Musashi-Urawa Station Explained


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]

Lines

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]

Station layout

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]

Platforms

History

The station opened on 30 September 1985.[1]

Passenger statistics

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
2000 32,280[4]
2005 39,847[5]
2010 45,978[6]
2015 50,407[7]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1525. ja:各駅情報(武蔵浦和駅) . Station Information: Musashi-Urawa. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 October 2012.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo . ja: 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 . 16–52. 978-4-06-270072-6.
  3. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 29 January 2021.
  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.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/2015.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 2012.