Musashi-Urawa Station

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]

JA21 JM26 Musashi-Urawa Station 武蔵浦和駅
The east exit of Musashi-Urawa Station
General information
Location	7 Bessho, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 336-0021
Coordinates	35.846°N 139.648°E / 35.846; 139.648
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JA Saikyō Line JM Musashino Line
Distance	29.5 km to Ōsaki
Platforms	2 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 September 1985
Passengers
FY2019	53,992 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Akabane ABNJA15 towards Ōsaki Saikyō Line Commuter Rapid Ōmiya OMYJA26 Terminus Toda-Kōen JA18 towards Ōsaki Saikyō Line Rapid Naka-Urawa JA22 towards Ōmiya Kita-Toda JA20 towards Ōsaki Saikyō Line Local Ōmiya OMYJS24 Terminus Shimōsa Minami-Urawa JM25 towards Kaihimmakuhari Nishi-Urawa JM27 towards Fuchūhommachi Musashino Line Minami-Urawa JM25 towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location Musashi-Urawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Musashi-Urawa Station Musashi-Urawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

The Musashino Line platforms in June 2008

The Saikyō Line platforms in April 2011

1	JM Musashino Line	for Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari
2	JM Musashino Line	for Kita-Asaka, Higashi-Tokorozawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi
3/4	JA Saikyō Line	for Akabane, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ōsaki R Rinkai Line through service for Shin-Kiba
5/6	JA Saikyō Line	for Ōmiya and Kawagoe

History

The station opened on 30 September 1985.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53,992 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	32,280[4]
2005	39,847[5]
2010	45,978[6]
2015	50,407[7]

Surrounding area

• Saitama Minami-ku Ward Office
• Lotte Urawa Factory
• Lotte Urawa Baseball Ground
• Tokyo Yakult Swallows Toda Baseball Ground

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan