Higashi-Moro Station

Higashi-Moro Station (東毛呂駅, Higashi-Moro-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Ogose Line in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

TJ45
Higashi-Moro Station

東毛呂駅
Higashi-Moro Station entrance in March 2012
Location2314-1 Iwai, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0467 350-0467
Japan
Coordinates35.9472°N 139.3152°E / 35.9472; 139.3152
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Ogose Line
Distance8.6 km from Sakado
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeTJ-45  
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 December 1934
Passengers
FY20145,505 daily
Location
Higashi-Moro Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Higashi-Moro Station
Higashi-Moro Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tobu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from Sakado to Ogose, and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station entrance is on the south side of the station, connected to the platforms by a footbridge at the east (Sakado) end of the platform. A footbridge served by lifts opened at the west (Ogose) end of the platform in 2009.

Platforms
1 ■ Tobu Ogose Line for Ogose
2 ■ Tobu Ogose Line for Sakado
  • View of the platforms looking west in March 2013
  • The passenger lift at the Ogose end of the platform in March 2013

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tobu Ogose Line
Bushū-Nagase   Local   Bushū-Karasawa

History

The station opened on 16 December 1934.[2]

Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Ogose Line, with Higashi-Moro Station becoming "TJ-45".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 5,505 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

Bus services

Higashi-Moro Station is served by local Kawagoe Motor Corporation (KKJ) bus services from a bus stop in front of the station. It is also served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yabusame Green Line and Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[6][7]

  • A KKJ bus at the bus stop in front of Higashi-Moro Station in March 2013
  • A "Moro Bus" minibus near Higashi-Moro Station in August 2014

See also

References
  1. 東毛呂駅 [Higashi-Moro Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  4. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  5. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. もろバス時刻表　やぶさめ号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yabusame] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  7. もろバス時刻表　ゆず号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yuzu] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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