Urawa-misono Station explained


Urawa-misono Station
Native Name:浦和美園駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:4–12 Misono, Midori-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture 336-0967
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.8934°N 139.728°W
Distance: from
Platforms:1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks:2
Connections: Bus stop
Structure:At grade
Code: SR26
Passengers:11,220 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Urawa-misono Station

is a passenger railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.

Lines

Urawa-misono Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line from in Kita, Tokyo, and forms the terminus of the line. The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to in Kanagawa Prefecture.[1]

Station layout

The station has an island platform serving two ground-level tracks. An additional side platform (platform 3) is located on the opposite side of track 2 for use during special events at the nearby Saitama Stadium attended by large crowds. All platforms are equipped with chest-height platform edge doors.

Facilities and accessibility

The elevated station concourse and ground-level platforms all have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.

History

Urawa-misono Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.[2]

Effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023, the Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line began revenue service. Most through services from this station onto the Sotetsu Line terminate at either Shin-Yokohama Station or Ebina Station.[3]

Buses

East Exit
Bus stopNoViaDestinationCompanyNote
1岩11-3Sasakubo・Mejiro University・Iwatsuki HighschoolIwatsuki StationKokusaikogyo
2浦02Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono・Omagi・HarayamaUrawa Station East Exit This bus on holidays runs without stopping Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono bus stop
岩11-3Higashi-Kawaguchi Station North Exit
3J06Non stopSaitama Stadium North GateRuns only when J League or Japan Football Association are held
美100Non stopShirakobato Water ParkRuns only in summer
4Only students ride onUrawa UniversitySchool bus
Only students ride onUrawa-Gakuin HighschoolSchool bus
Highway Bus AdataraSano Shintoshin Bus Terminal・Saigo Bus stop・Yabuki-Izumizaki Bus stop・Sukagawa OfficeKōriyama Station (Fukushima)Tobu Bus Central
Fukushima Transportation
Stop
Highway Bus Tōno・KamaishiShin-Hanamaki StationTōno StationKamaishi StationMichi-no-eki Yamada (Iwate-Funakoshi Station)Kokusai Kogyo
IwateKen Transportation
Night Bus
West Exit
1美01Urawa University・Bypass Ōsaki・Nakao Rikkyō・Saitama KomabaUrawa Station East ExitKokusai Kogyo
2大01Urawa University・Someya-shidō・Katanagi Shisho・Nihon University maeŌmiya Station (Saitama) East ExitOperation opportunity is a little.
美80Urawa University・Urawa-Gakuin Highschool・Urawa-Higashi HighschoolSaitama East Office

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,220 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urawa-misono Station timetable. 20 August 2018. ekikara.jp. Gurunavi Inc.. 31 August 2018.
  2. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 217. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. Web site: 2023年3月18日(土)相鉄新横浜線※1・東急新横浜線開業に伴い形成される 広域鉄道ネットワークの直通運転形態および主な所要時間について(情報再掲:2022年12月16日発表内容) . About the through operation and required time of the railway network formed with the opening of the Sotetsu and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line . 29 March 2023 . s-rail.co.jp . ja.
  4. Web site: https://www.s-rail.co.jp/about/corporate/financial.php. ja:経営状況、輸送状況. Business status, transportation status . 2020. Saitama Railway Corporation. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.