Nishi-Urawa Station

Railway station in Saitama, Japan

  • Bus stop
Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1973PassengersFY201914,758 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kita-Asaka
JM28
 Musashino Line Musashi-Urawa
JM26
towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location
Nishi-Urawa Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Nishi-Urawa Station
Nishi-Urawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
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Nishi-Urawa Station is located in Japan
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Nishi-Urawa Station (西浦和駅, Nishi-Urawa-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Musashino Line located in Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Nishi-Urawa Station is served by the Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is located 27.8 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

Station layout

Station track diagram
Legend

↑ to Musashi-Urawa
← to Tōhoku Main Line

1
2
3
4

↓ to Kita-Asaka

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks (2 and 3), with the station building located underneath. Additional tracks (1 and 4) outside the platforms tracks are used by freight trains and Musashino services to and from the Tōhoku Main Line. The station is staffed.

  • Ticket gate, August 2022
    Ticket gate, August 2022
  • Station platforms, August 2022
    Station platforms, August 2022

Platforms

2 JM Musashino Line for Kita-Asaka, Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi
3 JM Musashino Line for Musashi-Urawa, 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 14,758 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 各駅情報（西浦和駅） [Nishi-Urawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Nishi-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East station information (in Japanese)