Araijuku Station
Araijuku Station (新井宿駅, Araijuku-eki) is a railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.
Araijuku Station 新井宿駅 | |
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Araijuku Station No.2 entrance, November 2007 | |
Location | 15-3 Araijuku, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県川口市大字新井宿15-3) Japan |
Operated by | Saitama Railway Corporation |
Line(s) | Saitama Rapid Railway Line |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
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Other information | |
Station code | SR23 |
History | |
Opened | 2001 |
Passengers | |
FY2011 | 4,515 daily |
Lines
Araijuku Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo to Urawa-Misono in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 7.5 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.[1] 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 underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.
Platforms
1 | ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line | for Higashi-Kawaguchi and Urawa-Misono |
2 | ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line | for Akabane-iwabuchi Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Meguro Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi |
Facilities and accessibility
The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.
History
Araijuku Station 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 4,515 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- National Route 122
- Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center
- Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi High School
- Saitama Prefectural Hatogaya High School
See also
References
- 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. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Araijuku Station. |
- Saitama Railway station information (in Japanese)
- Saitama Prefectural Government station information (in Japanese)