Naka-Urawa Station

Naka-Urawa Station (中浦和駅, Naka-Urawa-eki) is a railway station on the Saikyō Line in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

JA22
Naka-Urawa Station

中浦和駅
Naka-Urawa Station west exit, February 2015
Location1 Shikatebukuro, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken
（埼玉県さいたま市南区鹿手袋1丁目）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JA Saikyō Line
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1985
Passengers
FY201412,556 daily

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
View of the platforms, February 2015

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]

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Saikyō Line JA22
Commuter rapid: Does not stop at this station
Musashi-Urawa JA21   Rapid   Minami-Yono JA23
Musashi-Urawa JA21   Local   Minami-Yono JA23

History

The station opened on 30 September 1985.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 12,556 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200010,778[4]
200511,399[5]
201012,214[6]
201112,111[7]

Surrounding area
  • Saitama Prefectural Government Office
  • Saitama City Office
  • Saitama Urawa Ward Office

See also

References
  1. 各駅情報（中浦和駅） [Station Information: Naka-Urawa Station] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

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