Urawa-misono Station

Urawa-misono Station (浦和美園駅, Urawa misono-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.

Lines

Urawa-misono Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo, and forms the terminus of the line. The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Station layout

The station has an island platform serving two ground-level tracks. An additional side platform (platform 3) is located on the opposite side of track 2 for use during special events at the nearby Saitama Stadium attended by large crowds. All platforms are equipped with chest-height platform edge doors.

Platforms

Facilities and accessibility

The elevated station concourse and ground-level platforms all have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.

History

Urawa-misono Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.

Effective the timetable revision on 18 March 2023, the Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line began revenue service. Most through services from this station onto the Sotetsu Line terminate at either Shin-Yokohama Station or Ebina Station.

Buses

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,220 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Saitama Stadium 2002
• Aeon Mall Urawa Misono shopping mall
• Urawa University
• Mejiro University (Saitama campus)
• National Route 122
• National Route 463
• Osaki Park
• Ayase River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Urawa-Misono Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)