Minami-Urawa Station
Minami-Urawa Station 南浦和駅 | |
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| Station west entrance, June 2005 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| City | Saitama |
| Ward | Minami |
| Neighborhood etc. | 2 Minami-Urawa |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県さいたま市南区南浦和2丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1961 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Musashino Line |
| Statistics | 57,499 passengers/day (FY2012) |
Minami-Urawa Station (南浦和駅 Minami-urawa-eki) is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Minami-Urawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and the orbital Musashino Line. Many Keihin-Tōhoku services originate and terminate at this station.
Station layout
The Musashino Line station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keihin-Tōhoku Line | ||||
| Warabi | Rapid | Urawa | ||
| Warabi | Local | Urawa | ||
| Musashino Line | ||||
| Musashi-Urawa | - | Higashi-Urawa | ||
History
The station opened on July 1, 1961 on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line.[1] The Musashino Line platforms opened on April 1, 1973 when passenger services on the line started. A widely reported incident occurred at the station about 9:15 a.m. on July 22, 2013, when a woman fell into the gap between a train and the edge of the platform. About 40 bystanders helped station staff push against the side of the train so that the woman could be safely extricated. A member of the station staff began pushing the train after the woman fell into the gap and bystanders quickly joined in to help with the rescue effort. The woman was not seriously injured.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 57,499 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 51,863[4] |
| 2005 | 55,624[5] |
| 2010 | 56,804[6] |
| 2011 | 56,408[7] |
| 2012 | 57,499[3] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 各駅情報（南浦和駅） [Minami-Urawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000423339
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minami-Urawa Station. |
- JR East station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°50′52″N 139°40′09″E / 35.84778°N 139.66917°E