Nisshin Station (Saitama)

Nisshin Station 日進駅
South Entrance after rebuilding, February 2011
Location
Prefecture	Saitama (See other stations in Saitama)
City	Saitama
Ward	Kita
Neighborhood etc.	2 Nisshin-chō
Postal Code	331-0823
(in Japanese)	埼玉県さいたま市北区日進町2丁目
History
Year opened	1940
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Kawagoe Line
Statistics	12,290 passengers/day (FY2010)

Nisshin Station (日進駅, Nisshin-eki^?) is a railway station in Kita-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya. Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyō Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.^[2]

Station layout

View of the platforms looking west, January 2009

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■Kawagoe Line	for Sashiōgi and Kawagoe
2	■Kawagoe Line	for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro and Shinjuku, Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kawagoe Line
Nishi-Ōmiya		Local	Ōmiya

History

The station entrance in April 2006 before rebuilding

The station opened on 22 July 1940.^[1] The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, and through-running began to/from the Saikyō Line.

From March 2010, rebuilding work started, adding new entrances on both north and south sides of the station, with escalators leading up to a section in front of the gate, bridging over the two train platforms. New elevators were added, as well as new toilets, one inside and one outside, next to the north entrance. The old entrance was closed, and the new station building was completed during 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 12,290 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• JR East Research & Development Centre
• Calsonic Kansei Headquarters and Research & Development Centre
• Miyahara Station on the Takasaki Line (15 minutes' walk)

See also

Media related to Nisshin Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nisshin Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1181. Retrieved 25 December 2010. 
2. ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
3. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 [Station passenger figures]" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 

External links

• JR East Nisshin Station (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°55′53.3964″N 139°36′22.4748″E / 35.931499°N 139.606243°E / 35.931499; 139.606243