is a railway station in Midori-ku, Saitama

Midori-ku, Saitama

is one of the ten wards of Saitama located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-Geography:Midori-ku is located at the south-eastern corner and covers an area part of former Misono Village and an eastern section of former Urawa City. A wide area of green farmland, Minuma Rice Paddies, forms the central...

, Saitama Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Urawa Station is served by the Musashino Line

Musashino Line

The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo...

 between Fuchū-Hommachi

Fuchu-Hommachi Station

is a railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Fuchū-Hommachi Station forms the western terminus of the orbital Musashino Line from and Tokyo, and is also served by the Nambu Line from to .-Station layout:...

 and Nishi-Funabashi

Nishi-Funabashi Station

is a railway station in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company , Tokyo Metro, and the Tōyō Rapid Railway. It is the eastern-most station of the Tokyo subway network, lying in Chiba prefecture.-Lines:...

, with some trains continuing to Tokyo

Tokyo Station

is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....

 via the Keiyō Line

Keiyo Line

The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba, Japan, running mainly along the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company .It provides the main rail access to the Tokyo Disney Resort and the Makuhari Messe exhibition center...

.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with a third, central track for use by freight services.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 26,469 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Urawa Higashi Police Station
• Saitama Midori Ward Office
• Saitama Gakuen University
  Saitama Gakuen University
  is a private university in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, established in 2001. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1972.-External links:*...
  
  
• Urawa University
  Urawa University
  is a private university in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, established in 2003. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1946.-External links:*...
  
  
• Urawa Junior College
• Kawaguchi Junior College
  Kawaguchi Junior College
  is a private junior college in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan. Originally founded in 1987 as a junior college with 144 female students, it became coeducational in 2000.-External links:*...
  
  
• Minuma Tsūsen-bori
  Minuma Tsusen-bori
  is a lock that connected Minuma Irrigation Canal and the Shiba River. It was constructed in 1731. It served a significant role in transportation from the latter half of the Edo period till the end of the Meiji period, but it has not been used since 1931...
  
  
• Hikawa Shrine

External links

• JR East station information