Moro Station

Moro Station (毛呂駅, Moro-eki) is a railway station on the Hachikō Line in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Moro Station 毛呂駅
The station entrance in May 2012
Location	Iwai, Moroyama-cho, Iruma-gun, Saitama-shi Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hachikō Line
Distance	5.8 km from Komagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1568
History
Opened	15 April 1933
Passengers
FY2014	717 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ogose toward Takasaki Hachikō Line Komagawa Terminus
Location
Moro Station Location within Japan

Moro Station platform, 2020

Lines

Moro Station is served by the single-track Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki, and lies 5.8 km from the starting point of the Hachikō Line at Komagawa.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The station building is located on the west (northbound) side. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. A storage siding is located behind the southbound platform 1.

Platforms

1	■ Hachikō Line	for Komagawa
2	■ Hachikō Line	for Ogawamachi, Yorii, and Takasaki

History

The station opened on 15 April 1933.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 717 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	905[3]
2005	918[4]
2010	738[5]
2011	699[6]
2014	717[2]

Surrounding area

• Higashi-Moro Station (Tobu Ogose Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
• Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
• Moroyama Elementary School
• Moroyama Middle School
• Moroyama Town Hall
• Moroyama Post Office
• Moroyama Public Library

Bus services

A "Moro Bus" community minibus in August 2014

Moro Station is served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[7]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 199. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 各駅の乗車人員　（2012年度） [Station passenger statistics (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
3. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
7. 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

• Moro Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)