Kita-Urawa Station

Location
	Kita-Urawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Kita-Urawa Station Kita-Urawa Station (Japan)

JK44
Kita-Urawa Station

北浦和駅
JK44; Kita-Urawa Station; 北浦和駅
	The station platforms in April 2021
General information
Location	3-3-5 Kitaurawa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°52′19″N 139°38′46″E / 35.872°N 139.646°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JK Keihin–Tōhoku Line
Distance	26.0 km (16.2 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JK44
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1936; 88 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	52,674
Services
Location
Location
	Kita-Urawa Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Kita-Urawa Station Kita-Urawa Station (Japan)

Kita-Urawa Station (北浦和駅, Kita-Urawa eki) is a passenger railway station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Urawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line. It is 4.3 kilometers from Ōmiya and 26.0 kilometers from Tokyo.

Layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge to the elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Urawa, Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama and Ōfuna
2	JK Keihin-Tōhoku Line	for Yono and Ōmiya

History

The station opened on 1 September 1936. The station became part of the JR East network after JNR privatization on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 52,674 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Saitama Museum of Modern Art
Kita-Urawa Park
National Route 17

Bus terminal

Kita-Urawa Bus Terminal is a seven-minute walk east of the station.

Kita-Urawa Bus Terminal


No.	Route	Via	Destination	Operators	Notes
1	浦31	Urawa High School Minami, Nishijuku, Kitajuku	Saitama Municipal Hospital	Tobu Bus West
			Municipal Housing
			JR company housing
	浦31 急行	Nishijuku, Kitajuku	Saitama Municipal Hospital
3	北浦50	Ryoke Koban, Yono Station	Saitama-Shintoshin Station	Kokusai Kogyo Bus	No.3 bus stop is used at lunch time. Excluding the time, these bus routes don't stop at this bus terminal. But, passengers are able to ride on these routes at Kita-Urawa Station East Exit in the time.
	北浦50-2	Ryoke 2 chome	Kamikizaki
	北浦50-3	Ryoke Koban, Yono Station	Saitama-Shintoshin Station
	北浦55		Ryoke 2 chome
5	岩01	Urawa High School, Ryoke Koban, Fujimi-ga-oka	Iwatsuki Station	Tobu Bus West
	岩02		Miyashita^[2]
	岩03		Higashi-Arai Danchi^[3]
	岩04		Miyashita
	岩05		Higashi-Arai Danchi
8	浦31		Urawa Station
	岩04
	岩05

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^ Passengers are able to transfer buses that travel to Omiya Station (Saitama) at this stop.
^ Passengers are able to change buses that Kokusai Kogyo Bus operation's 大10 which travels to Omiya Station (Saitama)　at Danchi minami bus stop which is close to this bus stop. In addition, Tobu Bus West operation's 新都22 which travels to Saitama-Shintoshin Station.

External links

Media related to Kita-Urawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2019stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

[2] Passengers are able to transfer buses that travel to Omiya Station (Saitama) at this stop.

[3] Passengers are able to change buses that Kokusai Kogyo Bus operation's 大10 which travels to Omiya Station (Saitama)　at Danchi minami bus stop which is close to this bus stop. In addition, Tobu Bus West operation's 新都22 which travels to Saitama-Shintoshin Station.

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