Miyahara Station (宮原駅, Miyahara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku, the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Miyahara Station 宮原駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Miyahara Station east entrance, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-518 Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-0812 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°56′25″N 139°36′35″E / 35.9402°N 139.6096°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4.0 km from Ōmiya | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 July 1948 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 24,337 (daily, boarding only) | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editMiyahara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is 4.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Layout
editThe station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Itō Line) |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tōkaido Line) | |
| 3, 4 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
History
editMiyahara Station was opened on 15 July 1948. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,337 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
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National Route 17- Miyahara Post Office
- former Nakasendo highway
- Seigakuin University
See also
editGallery
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The west entrance of Miyahara Station -
Ticket gates -
Platforms
References
edit- ^ 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
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Media related to Miyahara Station at Wikimedia Commons