Nisshin Station (Saitama)

Nisshin Station
日進駅
South Entrance after rebuilding, February 2011
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
City Saitama
Ward Kita
Neighborhood etc. 2 Nisshin-chō
Postal Code 331-0823
(in Japanese) 埼玉県さいたま市北区日進町2丁目
History
Year opened 1940
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Kawagoe Line
Statistics 12,290 passengers/day (FY2010)

Nisshin Station (日進駅 Nisshin-eki?) is a railway station in Kita-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Contents

Lines

Nisshin Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 3.7 km from Ōmiya.[2] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyō Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[3]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Platforms

1 ■Kawagoe Line for Sashiōgi and Kawagoe
2 ■Kawagoe Line for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku, Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kawagoe Line
Nishi-Ōmiya - Ōmiya

History

The station opened on 22 July 1940.[1] The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, from which date through-running began to and from the Saikyō Line.

From March 2010, rebuilding work started, adding new entrances on both north and south sides of the station, with escalators leading up to a section in front of the gate, bridging over the two train platforms. New elevators were added, as well as new toilets, one inside and one outside, next to the north entrance. The old entrance was closed, and the new station building was completed during 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 12,290 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ^ a b "Nisshin Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1181. Retrieved 25 December 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 25/42. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9. 
  3. ^ JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
  4. ^ "各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)]" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nisshin_Station_(Saitama) Nisshin Station] at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the Kawagoe Line