Higashi-Moro Station

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TJ45
Higashi-Moro Station

東毛呂駅
Higashi-Moro Station entrance 20120312.JPG
Higashi-Moro Station entrance in March 2012
Location2314-1 Iwai, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0467 350-0467
Japan
Coordinates35°56′50″N 139°18′55″E / 35.9472°N 139.3152°E / 35.9472; 139.3152Coordinates: 35°56′50″N 139°18′55″E / 35.9472°N 139.3152°E / 35.9472; 139.3152
Operated byTōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s)TJ Tobu Ogose Line
Distance8.6 km from Sakado
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
Station codeTJ-45  
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 December 1934
Passengers
FY20195,637 daily
Location
Higashi-Moro Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Higashi-Moro Station
Higashi-Moro Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture

Higashi-Moro Station (東毛呂駅, Higashi-Moro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]

Lines[]

Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tōbu 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 ■ Tōbu Ogose Line for Ogose
2 ■ Tōbu Ogose Line for Sakado

  • View of the platforms looking west in March 2013

  • The passenger lift at the Ogose end of the platform in March 2013

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Tōbu 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 Tōbu Ogose Line, with Higashi-Moro Station becoming "TJ-45".[4]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,637 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area[]

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]

  • A KKJ bus at the bus stop in front of Higashi-Moro Station in March 2013

  • A "Moro Bus" minibus near Higashi-Moro Station in August 2014

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 東毛呂駅 [Higashi-Moro Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
  3. ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
  4. ^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  5. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ もろバス時刻表　ゆず号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yuzu] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

External links[]

Media related to Higashi-Moro Station at Wikimedia Commons

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