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Kita-Urawa Station

北浦和駅
The station platforms in April 2021
General information
Location3-3-5 Kitaurawa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°52′19″N 139°38′46″E / 35.872°N 139.646°E / 35.872; 139.646
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)JK Keihin–Tōhoku Line
Distance26.0 km (16.2 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeJK44
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 September 1936; 87 years ago (1 September 1936)
Passengers
FY201952,674
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Urawa
URWJK43
towards Yokohama
 Keihin–Tōhoku Line
Rapid
Local
 Yono
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towards Ōmiya
Location
Kita-Urawa Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Kita-Urawa Station
Kita-Urawa Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Kita-Urawa Station is located in Japan
Kita-Urawa Station
Kita-Urawa Station
Kita-Urawa Station (Japan)

Kita-Urawa Station (北浦和駅, Kita-Urawa eki) is a passenger 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. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Urawa, Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama and Ōfuna
2 JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line for Yono and Ōmiya

History

The station opened on 1 September 1936. The station became part of the JR East network after JNR privatization on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 52,674 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Bus terminal

Kita-Urawa Bus Terminal is a seven-minute walk east of the station.

Kita-Urawa Bus Terminal

No. Route Via Destination Operators Notes
1 浦31 Urawa High School Minami, Nishijuku, Kitajuku Saitama Municipal Hospital Tobu Bus West
Municipal Housing
JR company housing
浦31 急行 Nishijuku, Kitajuku Saitama Municipal Hospital
3 北浦50 Ryoke Koban, Yono Station Saitama-Shintoshin Station Kokusai Kogyo Bus No.3 bus stop is used at lunch time. Excluding the time, these bus routes don't stop at this bus terminal. But, passengers are able to ride on these routes at Kita-Urawa Station East Exit in the time.
北浦50-2 Ryoke 2 chome Kamikizaki
北浦50-3 Ryoke Koban, Yono Station Saitama-Shintoshin Station
北浦55 Ryoke 2 chome
5 岩01 Urawa High School, Ryoke Koban, Fujimi-ga-oka Iwatsuki Station Tobu Bus West
岩02 Miyashita[2]
岩03 Higashi-Arai Danchi[3]
岩04 Miyashita
岩05 Higashi-Arai Danchi
8 浦31 Urawa Station
岩04
岩05

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Passengers are able to transfer buses that travel to Omiya Station (Saitama) at this stop.
  3. ^ Passengers are able to change buses that Kokusai Kogyo Bus operation's 大10 which travels to Omiya Station (Saitama)　at Danchi minami bus stop which is close to this bus stop. In addition, Tobu Bus West operation's 新都22 which travels to Saitama-Shintoshin Station.

External links

Media related to Kita-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line—Negishi Line
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