Saitama-Shintoshin Station
Railway station in Saitama, Japan
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Saitama-Shintoshin Station (さいたま新都心駅, Saitama-Shintoshin-eki; lit. "Saitama New Urban Center Station") is a passenger railway station located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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JR EastJK46 JU06 Saitama-Shintoshin Station さいたま新都心駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 The station entrance in July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 4 Kishiki-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0843 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°53′38″N 139°38′01″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 28.7 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 2000 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 55,782 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Saitama-Shintoshin Station is served by the Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), and lies 28.7 km (17.8 mi) from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
This station has and elevated station building with two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 |  Keihin–Tohoku Line |
for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna |
| 2 | Keihin–Tohoku Line |
for Ōmiya |
| 3 |  Utsunomiya Line (Ueno–Tokyo Line) |
for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via  Tōkaidō Line and Ito Line)
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| Takasaki Line (Ueno–Tokyo Line) |
for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via Tōkaidō Line and Itō Line)
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| 4 | Utsunomiya Line |
for Ōmiya, Oyama, Utsunomiya, and Kuroiso |
| Takasaki Line |
for Ōmiya, Kumagaya and Takasaki |
Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on the Keihin-Tohoku Line platforms (1 and 2) in 2017, being brought into service on 23 September 2017.[1]
History
The station opened on 1 April 2000. Due to not having dedicated platforms for the services, Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains do not stop at Saitama-Shintoshin.
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
- Saitama New Urban Center
- Saitama Super Arena
- Cocoon City shopping centre[7]
Bus services
There is a direct express bus service to and from Narita Airport.[8]
