Musashi-Urawa Station
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JA21 JM26 Musashi-Urawa Station 武蔵浦和駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The east exit of Musashi-Urawa Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 7 Bessho, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 336-0021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°50′46″N 139°38′53″E / 35.846°N 139.648°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 29.5 km to Ōsaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 September 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 53,992 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Musashi-Urawa Station (武蔵浦和駅, Musashi-Urawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Musashi-Urawa Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line and the Saikyō Line which runs between Ōsaki in Tokyo and Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to Kawagoe via the Kawagoe Line and southward to Shin-Kiba via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 16.1 km from Ikebukuro Station on the Saikyo Line[2] and 29.8 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station on the Musashino Line. The station identification colour for the Saikyō Line platforms is "cherry blossom".[2]
Station layout
The station has two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks for the Musashino Line, and two elevated island platforms serving four tracks for the Saikyō Line.[2] The station building is located underneath the platforms.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]
Platforms
| 1 |  Musashino Line |
for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari |
| 2 | Musashino Line |
for Kita-Asaka, Higashi-Tokorozawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi |
| 3/4 |  Saikyō Line |
for Akabane, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ōsaki Rinkai Line through service for Shin-Kiba
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| 5/6 | Saikyō Line |
for Ōmiya and Kawagoe |
History
The station opened on 30 September 1985.[1]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Saitama Minami-ku Ward Office
- Lotte Urawa Factory
- Lotte Urawa Baseball Ground
- Tokyo Yakult Swallows Toda Baseball Ground
