Minami-Urawa Station

Railway station in Saitama, Japan
Distance22.5 km (14.0 mi) to TokyoPlatforms2 island + 2 side platformsConstructionStructure typeAt grade (Keihin-Tōhoku Line)
Elevated (Musashino Line)Other informationStatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )Station code
  • JK42
  • JM25
WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 July 1961; 62 years ago (1961-07-01)PassengersFY201960,144 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Warabi
JK41
towards Yokohama
 Keihin–Tōhoku Line
Rapid
Local
 Urawa
URWJK43
towards Ōmiya
Musashi-Urawa
JM26
towards Ōmiya
 Shimōsa Higashi-Urawa
JM24
towards Kaihimmakuhari
Musashi-Urawa
JM26
 Musashino Line Higashi-Urawa
JM24
towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Track layout
Legend

 Ōmiya↑

4 3
2 1
6
 → Nishi-Funabashi
5
 ← Fuchūhommachi
Saitama Rail Yard

 Tokyo↓

Source:[1]

Location
Minami-Urawa Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Minami-Urawa Station
Minami-Urawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Minami-Urawa Station is located in Japan
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Minami-Urawa Station (南浦和駅, Minami-Urawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]

Lines

Minami-Urawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and the orbital Musashino Line. Many Keihin-Tōhoku services originate and terminate at this station. The station is located 31.7 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station on the Musashino Line.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms for the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, serving four tracks, with two opposed elevated side platforms for the Musashino Line located above and at a right angle to the island platforms. The station building is elevated and is located on a mezzanine level in between the two sets of platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Musashino Line platforms
Keihin-Tohōku Line platforms
1, 2 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna
3, 4 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Kita-Urawa, Yono, and Ōmiya
5 JM Musashino Line for Kita-Asaka, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi
6 JM Musashino Line for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari


History

The station opened on July 1, 1961 on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line.[2] The Musashino Line platforms opened on April 1, 1973 when passenger services on the line started. A widely reported incident occurred at the station about 9:15 a.m. on July 22, 2013, when a woman fell into the gap between a train and the edge of the platform. About 40 bystanders helped station staff push against the side of the train so that the woman could be safely extricated. A member of the station staff began pushing the train after the woman fell into the gap and bystanders quickly joined in to help with the rescue effort. The woman was not seriously injured.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 60,144 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 51,863[5]
2005 55,624[6]
2010 56,804[7]
2015 58,581[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ 祖田圭介 (October 2006). 立体交差駅66クロス. Tetsudo Fan (in Japanese). 546. 交友: 26.
  2. ^ a b 各駅情報（南浦和駅） [Minami-Urawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ "The Japan News".
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2020年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2020)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company.

External links

Media related to Minami-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East station information (in Japanese)