Saitama-Shintoshin Station
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JK46 JU06 Saitama-Shintoshin Station さいたま新都心駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 The station entrance in July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 4 Kishiki-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0843 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°53′38″N 139°38′01″E / 35.89389°N 139.63361°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 28.7 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 55,782 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Saitama-Shintoshin Station (さいたま新都心駅, Saitama-Shintoshin-eki, lit. "Saitama New Urban Center Station") is a passenger railway station located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
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Saitama-Shintoshin Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), and lies 28.7 km (17.8 mi) from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
[edit]This station has and elevated station building with two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Ōmiya |
| 3 | JU Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Ito Line) |
| JU Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Itō Line) | |
| 4 | JU Utsunomiya Line | for Ōmiya, Oyama, Utsunomiya, and Kuroiso |
| JU Takasaki Line | for Ōmiya, Kumagaya and Takasaki |
Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on the Keihin-Tohoku Line platforms (1 and 2) in 2017, being brought into service on 23 September 2017.[1]
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 April 2000.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 55,782 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 15,033[3] |
| 2005 | 35,874[4] |
| 2010 | 39,090[5] |
| 2015 | 48,371[6] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Saitama New Urban Center
- Saitama Super Arena
- Cocoon City shopping centre[7]
Bus services
[edit]There is a direct express bus service to and from Narita Airport.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ さいたま新都心駅でホームドア設置がすすむ [Work proceeding on installation of platform edge doors at Saitama-Shintoshin Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Cocoon City official website (in Japanese)
- ^ Narita International Airport Official Website Airport Access Information: Buses & Taxis. Retrieved 8 July 2008
External links
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Media related to Saitama-Shintoshin Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)