Urawa Station
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Coordinates: 35°51′30.53″N 139°39′25.51″E / 35.8584806°N 139.6570861°E
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Urawa Station
浦和駅
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| Urawa Station west exit | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Saitama |
| Ward | Urawa |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1 Takasago |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県さいたま市浦和区高砂一丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1883 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | East Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Keihin-Tōhoku Line Takasaki Line Tōhoku Main Line |
 Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station |
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Urawa Station (浦和駅 Urawa-eki) is a railway station located in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located near Saitama City Hall and Saitama Prefectural Government's Office and the Parliament. The JTB Train Guide depicts it as the central station in Saitama City and Saitama Prefecture while Ōmiya Station is a hub that serves more lines to more directions.
The following railways connect through the station:
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
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[edit] History
On 28 July 1883, the station was opened as a station of Nippon Tetsudō (lit. Japan Railway) company, when this company opened the railway from Ueno Station to Kumagaya Station (part of today's Takasaki Line). At that time, there were only six stations along the route (Ueno, Ōji, Urawa, Ageo, Kōnosu, and Kumagaya), so Urawa Station is one of the oldest stations of the Tōhoku Main Line, and is also the oldest in current Saitama City.
[edit] Station layout
Currently the new elevated railroad tracks and platforms are under construction and so the structure of the station is quite complicated.
[edit] No. 1-2
Tracks 1 and 2 form one island platform. This platform is already moved to the 2nd floor.
| 1 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line | Ueno ・ Tokyo ・ Shinagawa ・ Yokohama ・(Negishi Line) Ōfuna |
| 2 | ■Keihin-Tōhoku Line | Kita-Urawa ・ Yono ・ Ōmiya |
[edit] No. 3-4
Tracks 3 and 4 form one island platform. As of February 2011, one side of the platform (Track 3 towards Ueno) is functioning. Track 4 is scheduled to open in March 2011.
| 3 | ■Utsunomiya Line | Akabane ・ Ueno |
| ■Takasaki Line | Akabane ・ Ueno | |
| 4 | ■Utsunomiya Line | Oyama ・Utsunomiya・Kuroiso |
| ■Takasaki Line | Takasaki ・ Maebashi |
[edit] Surrounding area
- Saitama Prefectural Government Office
- Saitama City Hall
- Isetan
- Corso (department store located in front of Urawa Station west exit)
- PARCO Department Store
- Urawa Royal Pines Hotel
- Urawa Washington Hotel
- Red Voltage (official goods shop of Urawa Reds)
- National Route 17
- National Route 463
[edit] Railway elevation around Urawa Station
Now Saitama City and JR East cooperate in the elevation of Urawa Station and the railroad tracks around it. The railroad tracks separate the town, and so cars and pedestrians cannot easily go across the tracks. Also, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains now pass through Urawa Station, but there are no platforms for these services because they run on tracks originally laid only for freight trains. The station is therefore being reconstructed with new elevated platforms for Shōnan-Shinjuku Line trains, and to widen the road which passes under the tracks near the station. Construction of the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line platforms is scheduled to be completed in 2012.
[edit] Adjacent stations
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| Akabane | Utsunomiya Line | Saitama-Shintoshin | ||
| Akabane | Rapid Rabbit | Ōmiya | ||
| Akabane | Commuter Rapid | Ōmiya | ||
| Akabane | Takasaki Line | Saitama-Shintoshin | ||
| Akabane | Rapid Urban | Ōmiya | ||
| Akabane | Commuter Rapid | Ōmiya | ||
| Minami-Urawa | Keihin-Tōhoku Line | Kita-Urawa | ||
[edit] See also
Media related to Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
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