Miyahara Station
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JR EastMiyahara Station 宮原駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Miyahara Station east entrance, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-518 Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-0812 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°56′25″N 139°36′35″E / 35.9402°N 139.6096°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line | ■ Takasaki Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4.0 km from Ōmiya | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 July 1948 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 24,337 (daily, boarding only) | |||||||||||||||
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Miyahara Station (宮原駅, Miyahara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku, the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Miyahara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is 4.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Layout
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via  Tokaido Line and Itō Line)
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| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via Tōkaido Line)
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| 3, 4 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
History
Miyahara Station was opened on 15 July 1948. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,337 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
National Route 17- Miyahara Post Office
- former Nakasendo highway
- Seigakuin University
