Higashi-Moro Station
Higashi-Moro Station (東毛呂駅, Higashi-Moro-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Ogose Line in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]
TJ45 Higashi-Moro Station 東毛呂駅 | |
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Higashi-Moro Station entrance in March 2012 | |
Location | 2314-1 Iwai, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0467 350-0467 Japan |
Coordinates | 35.9472°N 139.3152°E |
Operated by | Tobu Railway |
Line(s) | TJ Tobu Ogose Line |
Distance | 8.6 km from Sakado |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | Bus stop |
Other information | |
Station code | TJ-45 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 16 December 1934 |
Passengers | |
FY2014 | 5,505 daily |
Location | |
Higashi-Moro Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Higashi-Moro Station Higashi-Moro Station (Japan) |
Lines
Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tobu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from Sakado to Ogose, and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.[3]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station entrance is on the south side of the station, connected to the platforms by a footbridge at the east (Sakado) end of the platform. A footbridge served by lifts opened at the west (Ogose) end of the platform in 2009.
Platforms
1 | ■ Tobu Ogose Line | for Ogose |
2 | ■ Tobu Ogose Line | for Sakado |
- View of the platforms looking west in March 2013
- The passenger lift at the Ogose end of the platform in March 2013
History
The station opened on 16 December 1934.[2]
Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Ogose Line, with Higashi-Moro Station becoming "TJ-45".[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 5,505 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
- Moro Station (Hachikō Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
- Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
Bus services
Higashi-Moro Station is served by local Kawagoe Motor Corporation (KKJ) bus services from a bus stop in front of the station. It is also served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yabusame Green Line and Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[6][7]
- A KKJ bus at the bus stop in front of Higashi-Moro Station in March 2013
- A "Moro Bus" minibus near Higashi-Moro Station in August 2014
See also
References
- 東毛呂駅 [Higashi-Moro Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information (Passenger statistics)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- もろバス時刻表 やぶさめ号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yabusame] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- もろバス時刻表 ゆず号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yuzu] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)