Urawa-misono Station
Overview of the station in 2015 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 4-12 Misono, Midori-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 336-0967 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°53′36″N 139°43′41″E / 35.8934°N 139.7280°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line | ||||
Distance | 14.6 km from Akabane-iwabuchi | ||||
Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SR26 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 28 March 2001 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2011 | 5,201 daily | ||||
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Urawa-Misono Station (浦和美園駅, Urawa Misono-eki) is a railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.
Lines
Urawa-Misono Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo, and forms the terminus of the line. The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.[1]
Station layout
The station has an island platform serving two ground-level tracks. An additional side platform (platform 3) is located on the opposite side of track 2 for use during special events at the nearby Saitama Stadium attended by large crowds. The main platforms (1 and 2) are equipped with chest-height platform edge doors.
Platforms
1-3 | ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line | for Higashi-Kawaguchi and Akabane-iwabuchi![]() MG Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi |
Facilities and accessibility
The elevated station concourse and ground-level platforms all have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.
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The ticket barriers in July 2014
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The station toilets in July 2014
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Platforms 1(right) and 2 (left) in July 2014
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The additional platform 3 in July 2014
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Saitama Rapid Railway Line | ||||
Higashi-Kawaguchi | - | Terminus |
History
Urawa-Misono Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 5,201 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Saitama_stadium2002-1.jpg/220px-Saitama_stadium2002-1.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/AEON_MALL_Urawa-Misono.jpg/220px-AEON_MALL_Urawa-Misono.jpg)
- Saitama Stadium 2002
- Aeon Mall Urawa Misono shopping mall
- Urawa University
- Mejiro University (Saitama campus)
National Route 122
National Route 463
- Osaki Park
- Ayase River
See also
References
- ^ "Urawa-Misono Station timetable". ekikara.jp. Gurunavi Inc. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
External links
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