Araijuku Station

Araijuku Station (新井宿駅, Araijuku-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.

SR23 Araijuku Station 新井宿駅
Araijuku Station No.2 entrance, May 2023
General information
Location	15-3 Araijuku, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 333-0826 Japan
Coordinates	35.8431°N 139.7378°E / 35.8431; 139.7378
Operated by	Saitama Rapid Railway
Line(s)	Saitama Railway Line
Distance	7.5 km (4.7 mi) from Akabane-iwabuchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	SR23
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 March 2001; 23 years ago (28 March 2001)
Passengers
FY2019	5,913 daily
Services
Preceding station Saitama Rapid Railway Following station Hatogaya SR22 towards Akabane-iwabuchi Saitama Railway Line Tozuka-angyō SR24 towards Urawa-misono
Location Araijuku Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Araijuku Station Araijuku Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Araijuku Station platforms in 4 December 2022

Lines

Araijuku Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo to Urawa-Misono in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 7.5 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.^[1] The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Station layout

The station has an underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.

Platforms

1	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line	for Urawa-Misono
2	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line	for Akabane-iwabuchi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Meguro MG Meguro Line for Hiyoshi SH Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama Station Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line

Facilities and accessibility

The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.

History

Araijuku Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,913 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 122
• Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center
• Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi High School
• Saitama Prefectural Hatogaya High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Araijuku Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Saitama Railway station information (in Japanese)
• Saitama Prefectural Government station information (in Japanese)