Warabi Station

Warabi Station
蕨駅

Warabi Station west exit
Location 1-23-1 Chuo, Warabi-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県蕨市中央1丁目23-1)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Keihin-Tohoku Line
Platforms 1 island platform
History
Opened 1893
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 58,308
Warabi Station platforms

Warabi Station (蕨駅 Warabi-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line 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.

Warabi Station track layout

 ŌmiyaUtsunomiyaTakasaki

2  1 

Shonan-Shinjuku Line

Utsunomiya Line

Keihin Tohoku Line

Kawaguchi, Saitama
Warabi, Saitama ↓

Station building

Warabi, Saitama ↑
Kawaguchi, Saitama

  UenoTokyoShinjuku

Platforms

1  Keihin-Tohoku Line for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Isogo
2  Keihin-Tohoku Line for Urawa and Ōmiya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keihin-Tohoku Line
Nishi-Kawaguchi   Rapid   Minami-Urawa
Nishi-Kawaguchi   Local   Minami-Urawa

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 58,308 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

History

The station opened on 16 July 1893.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. JR East: Warabi Station information. Retrieved on 11 November 2008. (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°49′41″N 139°41′26″E / 35.82806°N 139.69056°E / 35.82806; 139.69056

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