Urawa-Misono Station

Urawa-Misono Station 浦和美園駅
Overview of the station, June 2005
Location	3888 Miyashita, Daimon, Midori-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken （埼玉県さいたま市緑区大門字宮下3888） Japan
Operated by	Saitama Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Saitama Rapid Railway Line
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code
History
Opened	2001
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	5,201 daily

Urawa-Misono Station (浦和美園駅 Urawa Misono-eki) is a railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line 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.

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 waist-height platform edge doors.

Platforms

1-3

■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line

for Higashi-Kawaguchi and Akabane-iwabuchi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Meguro 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, July 2014

• 

  The station toilets, July 2014

• 

  Platforms 1(right) and 2 (left), July 2014

• 

  The additional platform 3, July 2014

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Saitama Rapid Railway Line
Higashi-Kawaguchi		-	Terminus

History

Urawa-Misono Station opened on 28 March 2001 opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 5,201 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Saitama Stadium, June 2012

Aeon Mall Urawa-Misono, August 2013

• Saitama Stadium 2002
• ÆON Urawa Misono shopping mall
• Urawa University
• Mejiro University (Saitama campus)
• National Route 122
• National Route 463
• Osaki Park
• Ayase River

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

• Urawa-Misono Station information (Saitama Rapid Railway) (Japanese)
• Urawa-Misono Station information (Saitama Prefectural Government) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°53′36″N 139°43′41″E / 35.8934°N 139.7280°E