Urawa-misono Station

SR26
Urawa-misono Station

浦和美園駅
SR26; Urawa-misono Station; 浦和美園駅
	Overview of the station in 2015
Location	4-12 Misono, Midori-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 336-0967; Japan
Coordinates	35°53′36″N 139°43′41″E / 35.8934°N 139.7280°ECoordinates: 35°53′36″N 139°43′41″E / 35.8934°N 139.7280°E
Operated by	Saitama Railway Corporation
Line(s)	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line
Distance	14.6 km from Akabane-iwabuchi
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	SR26
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 March 2001
Passengers
FY2019	11,220 daily
Services
Location
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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.^[1]

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. The main platforms (1 and 2) are equipped with chest-height platform edge doors.

Platforms[]

1-3	■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line	for Higashi-Kawaguchi and Akabane-iwabuchi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Meguro MG Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi

Facilities and accessibility[]

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

The ticket barriers in July 2014
The station toilets in July 2014
Platforms 1(right) and 2 (left) in July 2014
Platforms 3 in 11 May 2019

History[]

Urawa-misono Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.^[2]

Buses[]

East Exit
Busstop	No	Via	Destination	Company	Note
1	岩11-3	Sasakubo・Mejiro University・Iwatsuki Highschool	Iwatsuki Station
2	浦02	Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono・Omagi・Harayama	Urawa Station East Exit		Runs not via Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono on holidays
2	岩11-3		Higashi-Kawaguchi Station North Exit
3	J06	Non stop	Saitama Stadium North Gate		Runs only when J League or Japan Football Association are held
3	美100	Non stop	Shirakobato Water Park		Runs only during summer
4	Only students ride on		Urawa University		School bus
	Only students ride on		Urawa-Gakuin Highschool		School bus
	Highway Bus Adatara	Sano Shintoshin Bus Terminal・Saigo Busstop・Yabuki-Izumizaki Busstop・Sukagawa Office	Kōriyama Station (Fukushima)	Fukushima Transportation	Stop
	Highway Bus Tōno・Kamaishi	Shin-Hanamaki Station・Tōno Station・Kamaishi Station	Michi-no-eki Yamada (Iwate-Funakoshi Station)	Kokusai Kogyo IwateKen Transportation	Night Bus
West Exit
1	美01	Urawa University・Bypass Ōsaki・Nakao Rikkyō・Saitama Komaba	Urawa Station East Exit	Kokusai Kogyo
2	大01	Urawa University・Someya-shidō・Katanagi Shisho・Nichidai mae	Ōmiya Station (Saitama) East Exit
2	美80	Urawa University・Urawa-Gakuin Highschool・Urawa-Higashi Highschool	Saitama Office

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,220 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area[]

Saitama Stadium in June 2012

Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono in August 2013

References[]

^ "Urawa-misono Station timetable". ekikara.jp. Gurunavi Inc. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Urawa-Misono Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] "Urawa-misono Station timetable". ekikara.jp. Gurunavi Inc. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[terada2013-2] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[S-Rail2019stats-3] 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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