Moro Station
Moro Station 毛呂駅 | |
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| Station entrance, May 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Saitama (See other stations in Saitama) |
| District | Iruma |
| Town | Moroyama |
| Neighborhood etc. | Iwai |
| Postal code | 350-0441 |
| (in Japanese) | 埼玉県入間郡毛呂山町岩井 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1933 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Hachikō Line |
| Statistics | 708 passengers/day (FY2012) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Moro Station (毛呂駅 Moro-eki) is a railway station on the Hachikō Line in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Moro Station is served by the single-track Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and lies 5.8 km from the starting point of the Hachikō Line at Komagawa.[2]
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The station building is located on the west (northbound) side. A storage siding is located behind the southbound platform 1.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Hachikō Line | for Komagawa |
| 2 | ■Hachikō Line | for Ogawamachi, Yorii, and Takasaki |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachikō Line | ||||
| Komagawa | Local | Ogose | ||
History
The station opened on 15 April 1933.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 708 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 905[4] |
| 2005 | 918[5] |
| 2010 | 738[6] |
| 2011 | 699[7] |
| 2012 | 708[3] |
Surrounding area
- Higashi-Moro Station (Tobu Ogose Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
- Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
Bus services
Moro Station is served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[8]
References
- ↑ "Moro Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 56. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger statistics (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 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
- Moro Station information (JR East) (Japanese)
- Moro Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°56′28″N 139°18′34″E / 35.9410°N 139.3094°E