Urawa-misono Station

Urawa-misono Station (浦和美園駅, Urawa misono-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.

SR26 Urawa-misono Station 浦和美園駅
The west side of the station in May 2023
General information
Location	4–12 Misono, Midori-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture 336-0967 Japan
Coordinates	35.8934°N 139.7280°E / 35.8934; 139.7280
Operated by	Saitama Rapid Railway
Line(s)	Saitama Railway Line
Distance	14.6 km (9.1 mi) from Akabane-iwabuchi
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	SR26
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 March 2001; 24 years ago (28 March 2001)
Passengers
FY2019	11,220 daily
Services
Preceding station Saitama Rapid Railway Following station Higashi-kawaguchi SR25 towards Akabane-iwabuchi Saitama Railway Line Terminus
Location Urawa-misono Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Urawa-misono Station Urawa-misono Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Urawa-misono Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo, and forms the terminus of the line. The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.^[1]

Station layout

The station has an island platform serving two ground-level tracks. An additional side platform (platform 3) is located on the opposite side of track 2 for use during special events at the nearby Saitama Stadium attended by large crowds. All platforms are equipped with chest-height platform edge doors.

Platforms

1-3

SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line

for Akabane-iwabuchi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Meguro MG Meguro Line for Hiyoshi SH Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line

Facilities and accessibility

The elevated station concourse and ground-level platforms all have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.

• 
  The station fare gates in January 2020
• 
  The station toilets in July 2014
• 
  Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left) in January 2020
• 
  View of platform 3 in May 2019

History

Urawa-misono Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.^[2]

Effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023, the Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line began revenue service. Most through services from this station onto the Sotetsu Line terminate at either Shin-Yokohama Station or Ebina Station.^[3]

Buses

East Exit
Bus stop	No	Via	Destination	Company	Note
1	岩11-3	Sasakubo・Mejiro University・Iwatsuki Highschool	Iwatsuki Station	Kokusaikogyo
2	浦02	Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono・Omagi・Harayama	Urawa Station East Exit		This bus on holidays runs without stopping Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono bus stop
	岩11-3		Higashi-Kawaguchi Station North Exit
3	J06	Non stop	Saitama Stadium North Gate		Runs only when J League or Japan Football Association are held
	美100	Non stop	Shirakobato Water Park		Runs only in summer
4	Only students ride on		Urawa University		School bus
	Only students ride on		Urawa-Gakuin Highschool		School bus
	Highway Bus Adatara	Sano Shintoshin Bus Terminal・Saigo Bus stop・Yabuki-Izumizaki Bus stop・Sukagawa Office	Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)	Tobu Bus Central Fukushima Transportation	Stop
	Highway Bus Tōno・Kamaishi	Shin-Hanamaki Station・Tōno Station・Kamaishi Station	Michi-no-eki Yamada (Iwate-Funakoshi Station)	Kokusai Kogyo IwateKen Transportation	Night Bus
West Exit
1	美01	Urawa University・Bypass Ōsaki・Nakao Rikkyō・Saitama Komaba	Urawa Station East Exit	Kokusai Kogyo
2	大01	Urawa University・Someya-shidō・Katanagi Shisho・Nihon University mae	Ōmiya Station (Saitama) East Exit		Operation opportunity is a little.
	美80	Urawa University・Urawa-Gakuin Highschool・Urawa-Higashi Highschool	Saitama East Office

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,220 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Saitama Stadium in June 2012

Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono in August 2013

• Saitama Stadium 2002
• Aeon Mall Urawa Misono shopping mall
• Urawa University
• Mejiro University (Saitama campus)
• National Route 122
• National Route 463
• Osaki Park
• Ayase River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan