Nishi-Urawa Station

JM27
Nishi-Urawa Station

西浦和駅
Nishi-Urawa Station, August 2022
General information
Location5-10-20 Tajima, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 338-0837
Japan
Coordinates35°50′38″N 139°37′41″E / 35.8439°N 139.6280°E / 35.8439; 139.6280
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JM Musashino Line
Distance27.8 km from Fuchūhommachi
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1973
Passengers
FY201914,758
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kita-Asaka
JM28
towards Fuchūhommachi
 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
Nishi-Urawa Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Urawa Station
Nishi-Urawa Station
Nishi-Urawa Station (Japan)

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.

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