Musashi-Urawa Station

Musashi-Urawa Station 武蔵浦和駅
East exit of Musashi-Urawa Station
Location
Prefecture	Saitama (See other stations in Saitama)
City	Saitama
Ward	Minami
Neighborhood etc.	7 Bessho
Postal Code	336-0021
(in Japanese)	さいたま市南区別所7丁目
History
Year opened	1985
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Musashino Line Saikyō Line
Statistics	45,978 passengers/day (FY2010)

Musashi-Urawa Station (武蔵浦和駅, Musashi-Urawa-eki^?) is a railway station in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Musashi-Urawa Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line and the Saikyō Line.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks for the Musashino Line, and two island platforms serving four tracks for the Saikyō Line.

Platforms

Musashino Line platforms, June 2008

Saikyō Line platforms, April 2011

1	■Musashino Line	for Shin-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihin-Makuhari
2	■Musashino Line	for Kita-Asaka, Higashi-Tokorozawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchū-Hommachi
3/4	■Saikyō Line	for Akabane, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ōsaki, and Rinkai Line through service for Shin-Kiba
5/6	■Saikyō Line	for Ōmiya and Kawagoe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Musashino Line
Nishi-Urawa		Local	Minami-Urawa
Ōmiya		Shimōsa	Minami-Urawa
Saikyō Line
Kita-Toda		Local	Naka-Urawa
Toda-Kōen		Rapid	Yono-Hommachi
Akabane		Commuter Rapid	Ōmiya

History

The station opened on 30 September 1985.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 45,978 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Saitama Minami-ku Ward Office
• Lotte Urawa Factory
• Lotte Urawa Baseball Ground
• Tokyo Yakult Swallows Toda Baseball Ground

See also

Media related to Musashi-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ "JR East Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1525. Retrieved 8 April 2011. 
2. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures]" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/index.html. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 

External links

• JR East Musashi-Urawa Station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 139°38′53″E / 35.846°N 139.648°E / 35.846; 139.648