Saitama-Shintoshin Station Explained
Saitama-Shintoshin Station |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | さいたま新都心駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 4 Kishiki-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0843 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.8939°N 139.6336°W |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Tōhoku Main Line |
| Distance: | 28.7 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Connections: | Bus stop |
| Status: | staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Passengers: | 55,782 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Greater Tokyo area#Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Saitama-Shintoshin Station |
is a passenger railway station located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Saitama-Shintoshin Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), and lies 28.7km (17.8miles) from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
This station has and elevated station building with two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on the Keihin-Tohoku Line platforms (1 and 2) in 2017, being brought into service on 23 September 2017.[1]
History
The station opened on 1 April 2000.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 55,782 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2000 | 15,033[3] |
| 2005 | 35,874[4] |
| 2010 | 39,090[5] |
| 2015 | 48,371[6] |
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Surrounding area
Bus services
There is a direct express bus service to and from Narita Airport.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2017/07/30/200000.html . ja: さいたま新都心駅でホームドア設置がすすむ . Work proceeding on installation of platform edge doors at Saitama-Shintoshin Station . 30 July 2017. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808001825/http://railf.jp/news/2017/07/30/200000.html . 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
- Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.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.
- 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). 2001. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808004617/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_01.html. 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
- 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). 2006. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808004531/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_01.html. 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
- 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). 2011. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808004417/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html . 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
- 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). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808004257/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015.html . 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
- http://www.cocooncity.jp/ Cocoon City official website
- Narita International Airport Official Website Airport Access Information: Buses & Taxis. Retrieved 8 July 2008
