Niiza Station

Niiza Station 新座駅
South side of the station, March 2009
Location
Prefecture	Saitama (See other stations in Saitama)
City	Niiza
Neighborhood etc.	5 Nobitome
Postal Code	352-0011
(in Japanese)	埼玉県新座市野火止5丁目
History
Year opened	1973
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Musashino Line
Small bus terminal at this station

Niiza Station (新座駅, Niiza-eki^?) is a railway station in Niiza, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Niiza Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchū-Hommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo.

Station layout

View of the platforms looking eastward from platform 2, May 2011

The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. There is also a centre through-track for west-bound freight services accessing Niiza Freight Terminal to the west of the station.^[1]

The Astro Boy theme tune is used as the departure melody.^[2]

Platforms

1	■Musashino Line	for Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchū-Hommachi
2	■Musashino Line	for Musashi-Urawa, Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihin-Makuhari

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Musashino Line
Higashi-Tokorozawa		-	Kita-Asaka

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Atomi University
• Jumonji University
• Rikkyo University Niiza Campus
• Rikkyo Niiza High School
• Niiza Freight Terminal (JR Freight)
• National Route 254
• National Route 463

See also

Media related to Niiza Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 22/59. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9. 
2. ^ "新座駅エリア街情報 [Niiza Station Area Town Information]" (in Japanese). Japan: Fuji Ie. http://www.fujiie.jp/s-niiza.htm. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°48′13.7916″N 139°33′22.896″E / 35.803831°N 139.55636°E / 35.803831; 139.55636