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JM27
Nishi-Urawa Station

西浦和駅
JM27; Nishi-Urawa Station; 西浦和駅
	Nishi-Urawa Station, August 2022
General information
Location	5-10-20 Tajima, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 338-0837; Japan
Coordinates	35°50′38″N 139°37′41″E / 35.8439°N 139.6280°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JM Musashino Line
Distance	27.8 km from Fuchūhommachi
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1973
Passengers
FY2019	14,758
Services
Location
	Nishi-Urawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Nishi-Urawa Station Nishi-Urawa Station (Japan)

Nishi-Urawa Station (西浦和駅, Nishi-Urawa-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Musashino Line located in Sakura-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Nishi-Urawa Station is served by the Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is located 27.8 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.

Station layout

Station track diagram

Legend

↑ to Musashi-Urawa ← to Tōhoku Main Line
			1 2 3 4










↓ to Kita-Asaka

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks (2 and 3), with the station building located underneath. Additional tracks (1 and 4) outside the platforms tracks are used by freight trains and Musashino services to and from the Tōhoku Main Line. The station is staffed.

Ticket gate, August 2022
Station platforms, August 2022

Platforms

2	JM Musashino Line	for Kita-Asaka, Nishi-Kokubunji and Fuchūhommachi
3	JM Musashino Line	for Musashi-Urawa, Shim-Matsudo, Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

The station opened on 1 April 1973.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,758 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

References

^ ^a ^b 各駅情報（西浦和駅） [Nishi-Urawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
^ 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 Nishi-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jreast-1] 各駅情報（西浦和駅） [Nishi-Urawa Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 27 January 2011.

[jreast2019stats-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.

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