Higashi-Moro Station
Higashi-Moro Station 東毛呂駅 | |||||
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 Higashi-Moro Station entrance in March 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 2314-1 Iwai, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0467 350-0467 Japan | ||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg){kind=small} Tobu Ogose Line | ||||
| Distance | 8.6 km from Saitama | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TJ-45 | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 16 December 1934 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2014 | 5,505 daily | ||||
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Higashi-Moro Station (東毛呂駅, Higashi-Moro-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Ogose Line in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
Lines
Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tobu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from Saitama to Ogose, and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station entrance is on the south side of the station, connected to the platforms by a footbridge at the east (Sakado) end of the platform. A footbridge served by lifts opened at the west (Ogose) end of the platform in 2009.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tobu Ogose Line | for Ogose |
| 2 | ■ Tobu Ogose Line | for Saitama |
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View of the platforms looking west in March 2013 -
The passenger lift at the Ogose end of the platform in March 2013
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Ogose Line | ||||
| Bushū-Nagase | Local | Bushū-Karasawa | ||
History
The station opened on 16 December 1934.[2]
Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Ogose Line, with Higashi-Moro Station becoming "TJ-45".[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 5,505 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
- Moro Station (Hachikō Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
- Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
Bus services
Higashi-Moro Station is served by local Kawagoe Motor Corporation (KKJ) bus services from a bus stop in front of the station. It is also served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yabusame Green Line and Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[6][7]
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A KKJ bus at the bus stop in front of Higashi-Moro Station in March 2013 -
A "Moro Bus" minibus near Higashi-Moro Station in August 2014
See also
References
- ^ 東毛呂駅 (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ もろバス時刻表 やぶさめ号 (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ もろバス時刻表 ゆず号 (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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