Higashi-Moro Station
Higashi-Moro Station 東毛呂駅 | |
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| Higashi-Moro Station entrance, March 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| District | Iruma |
| Town | Moroyama |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2314-1 Iwai |
| Postal code | 350-0441 |
| (in Japanese) | 入間郡毛呂山町岩井2314-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1934 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | TJ-45 |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Ogose Line |
| Statistics | 5,297 passengers/day (FY2010) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Higashi-Moro Station (東毛呂駅 Higashi-Moro-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Ogose Line in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
Lines
Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tobu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from Sakado to Ogose, and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station entrance is on the south side of the station, connected to the platforms by a footbridge at the east (Sakado) end of the platform. A footbridge served by lifts opened at the west (Ogose) end of the platform in 2009.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Tobu Ogose Line | for Ogose |
| 2 | ■Tobu Ogose Line | for Sakado |
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View of the platforms looking west, March 2013
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The passenger lift at the Ogose end of the platform, March 2013
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobu Ogose Line | ||||
| Bushū-Nagase | Local | Bushū-Karasawa | ||
History
The station opened on 16 December 1934.[2]
Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Ogose Line, with Higashi-Moro Station becoming "TJ-45".[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 5,297 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
- Moro Station (Hachikō Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
- Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
Bus services
Higashi-Moro Station is served by local Kawagoe Motor Corporation (KKJ) bus services from a bus stop in front of the station. It is also served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yabusame Green Line and Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 東毛呂駅 [Higashi-Moro Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ↑ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ↑ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ↑ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ↑ もろバス時刻表 やぶさめ号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yabusame] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ もろバス時刻表 ゆず号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yuzu] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Moro Station. |
- Higashi-Moro Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
- Higashi-Moro Station information (Tobu) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°56′50″N 139°18′55″E / 35.9472°N 139.3152°E