Warabi Station

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Warabi Station
蕨駅
Warabi Station.JPG
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 logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s) Keihin-Tohoku Line
Platforms 1 island platform
History
Opened 1893
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 58,308

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

  • Warabi City Hall
  • Warabi Post Office
  • site of Warabi-shuku
  • Warabi City Hospital

See also

References

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  2. JR East: Warabi Station information. Retrieved on 11 November 2008. (Japanese)

External links

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