Warabi Station

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Warabi Station

蕨駅
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Warabi Station west exit on July 2016
Location1-23-1 Chuo, Warabi-shi, Saitama-ken 335-0004
Japan
Coordinates35°49′41″N 139°41′26″E / 35.82806°N 139.69056°E / 35.82806; 139.69056Coordinates: 35°49′41″N 139°41′26″E / 35.82806°N 139.69056°E / 35.82806; 139.69056
Operated byJR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s) Keihin-Tohoku Line
Distance19.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 July 1893
Passengers
FY201961,829
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Nishi-Kawaguchi
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towards Yokohama
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
  Rapid
Local
Minami-Urawa
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towards Ōmiya
Location
Warabi Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Warabi Station
Warabi Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
The station platforms

Warabi Station (蕨駅, Warabi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Warabi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Warabi Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and is located 19.7 kilometers from Tokyo Station.

Layout[]

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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Warabi Station track layout
Legend

 ŌmiyaUtsunomiyaTakasaki

2
1
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Keihin Tohoku Line
Kawaguchi, Saitama
Warabi, Saitama ↓
Station building
Warabi, Saitama ↑
Kawaguchi, Saitama

  UenoTokyoShinjuku

Platforms[]

1 JK Keihin-Tohoku Line for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna
2 JK Keihin-Tohoku Line for Urawa and Ōmiya

History[]

The station opened on 16 July 1893.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 61,829 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area[]

  • Warabi City Hall
  • Warabi Post Office
  • site of Warabi-shuku
  • Warabi City Hospital

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ JR East: Warabi Station information. Retrieved on 11 November 2008. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Warabi Station at Wikimedia Commons

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