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 | |||||||||||
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 The west side of the station in May 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4–12 Misono, Midori-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture 336-0967 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.8934°N 139.7280°E | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SR26 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 March 2001 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 11,220 daily | ||||||||||
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  Urawa-misono Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Urawa-misono Station Urawa-misono Station (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 |
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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 | |||||
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| 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 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
References
- "Urawa-misono Station timetable". ekikara.jp. Gurunavi Inc. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- "2023年3月18日（土）相鉄新横浜線※1・東急新横浜線開業に伴い形成される 広域鉄道ネットワークの直通運転形態および主な所要時間について（情報再掲：2022年12月16日発表内容）" [About the through operation and required time of the railway network formed with the opening of the Sotetsu and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line]. s-rail.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Urawa-Misono Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)