Kita-Urawa Station
JK44 Kita-Urawa Station 北浦和駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kita-Urawa Station west exit | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-3-5 Kitaurawa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken (さいたま市浦和区北浦和三丁目3-5) Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1936 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2014 | 50,459 daily | ||||||||||
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Kita-Urawa Station (北浦和駅, Kita-Urawa eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kita-Urawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line. It is 4.3 kilometers from Ōmiya and 26.0 kilometers from Tokyo.
Layout
The station has one island platform serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge to the elevated station building.
Platforms
| 1 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Urawa, Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama and Ōfuna |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Yono and Ōmiya |
Statistics
In the fiscal year 2014, the station was used by an average of 50,459 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
History
The station opened on 1 September 1936. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Surrounding area
- Saitama Museum of Modern Art
- Kita-Urawa Park
- National Route 17
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kita-Urawa Station.
- JR East station information (in Japanese)