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Moro Station is served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (''Yuzu'' Yellow Line) service.
Moro Station information
(JR East) {{Hachikō Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Hachikō Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Moroyama, Saitama
is a passenger railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
located in the town of Moroyama, Saitama
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 33,178 in 15,888 households and a population density of 970 persons per km². The total area of the town is .
Geography
Located in central Saitama Prefectu ...
, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Moro Station is served by the single-trackHachikō Line
The Hachikō Line is a 92.0 km (57.2 mi) regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. It connects Hachiōji Station in Hachi ...
between and , and lies 5.8 km from the starting point of the Hachikō Line at Komagawa.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposedside platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
s 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. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 15 April 1933. With the privatization ofJapanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 686 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.Surrounding area
* Higashi-Moro Station (Tobu Ogose Line
The is a 10.9 km mostly single-track branchline in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It runs from Sakado Station on the Tobu Tojo Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō ...
) (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
Moro Station is served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (''Yuzu'' Yellow Line) service.
See also
*List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
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Railway stations
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References
External links
Moro Station information
(JR East) {{Hachikō Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Hachikō Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Moroyama, Saitama