Higashi-Urawa Station

Higashi-Urawa Station (東浦和駅, Higashi-Urawa-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Musashino Line located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

JM24 Higashi-Urawa Station 東浦和駅
Higashi-Urawa Station front, September 2019
General information
Location	1 Higashi-Urawa, Midori-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 336-0926 Japan
Coordinates	35°51′50.8392″N 139°42′16.83″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Musashino Line
Distance	35.4 km to Fuchūhommachi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1973
Passengers
FY2019	28,934 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Urawa JM25 towards Ōmiya Shimōsa Higashi-Kawaguchi JM23 towards Kaihimmakuhari Minami-Urawa JM25 towards Fuchūhommachi Musashino Line Higashi-Kawaguchi JM23 towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location Higashi-Urawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Higashi-Urawa Station Higashi-Urawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higashi-Urawa Station is served by the Musashino Line between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line. It is located 35.4 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

Station layout

Overview of the platforms, April 2007

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with a third, central track for use by freight services. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	JM Musashino Line	for Minami-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi
2	JM Musashino Line	for Minami-Koshigaya, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,934 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Urawa Higashi Police Station
• Saitama Midori Ward Office
• Saitama Gakuen University
• Urawa University
• Urawa Junior College
• Kawaguchi Junior College
• Minuma Tsūsen-bori
• Hikawa Shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅情報（東浦和駅） [Higashi-Urawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
2. 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.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)