Naka-Urawa Station
JA22 Naka-Urawa Station 中浦和駅 | |||||||||||
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 Naka-Urawa Station west exit, February 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Shikatebukuro, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 336-0031 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°51′13.71″N 139°38′14.79″E / 35.8538083°N 139.6374417°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JA Saikyō Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 September 1985 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 13,537 daily | ||||||||||
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Naka-Urawa Station (中浦和駅, Naka-Urawa-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Saikyō Line in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.[1]
Lines
Naka-Urawa Station is served by the Saikyō Line which runs between Ōsaki in Tokyo and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to Kawagoe via the Kawagoe Line and southward to Shin-Kiba via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 17.3 km from Ikebukuro Station.[2] The station identification colour is "canary yellow".[2]
Station layout
The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks. The tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen also run adjacent to this station, on the west side.[2] The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | JA Saikyō Line | for Musashi-Urawa, Akabane, Shinjuku and Ōsaki R Rinkai Line for Shin-Kiba |
| 2 | JA Saikyō Line | for Ōmiya and Kawagoe |
History
The station opened on 30 September 1985.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 10,778[4] |
| 2005 | 11,399[5] |
| 2010 | 12,214[6] |
| 2015 | 12,843[7] |
Surrounding area
- Saitama Prefectural Government Office
- Saitama City Office
- Saitama Urawa Ward Office
See also
References
- ^ 各駅情報（中浦和駅） [Station Information: Naka-Urawa Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d Kawashima, Ryozo (March 2011). 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]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 16–52. ISBN 978-4-06-270072-6.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
External links
Media related to Naka-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Naka-Urawa Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)