Minami-Urawa Station

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Minami-Urawa Station
南浦和駅
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Saitama
Ward Minami
History
Year opened 1961
Rail services
Operator(s) East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Musashino Line

Minami-Urawa Station (南浦和駅 Minami-urawa-eki?) is an East Japan Railway Company (JR East) railway station located in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

This station serves the Keihin-Tōhoku and Musashino Lines. Many Keihin-Tōhoku services originate and terminate at this station. In fiscal 2006, an average of 56,227 passengers boarded trains at Minami-Urawa Station daily.[1]

Contents

[edit] Lines

[edit] History

The station began operation on July 1, 1961 on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line.[2] The Musasino Line section was opened on April 1, 1973 when the passenger services on the line started.

[edit] Adjacent stations

« Service »
Warabi   Keihin-Tōhoku Line   Urawa
Musashi-Urawa   Musashino Line   Higashi-Urawa

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ East Japan Railway Company. 各駅の乗車人員(2006年度) (Japanese). Retrieved on November 10, 2007.
  2. ^ East Japan Railway Company. 各駅情報(南浦和駅) (Japanese). Retrieved on November 10, 2007.

Coordinates: 35°50′52″N 139°40′09″E / 35.84778, 139.66917