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 pre ...

located in the town of

Ina, Saitama is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 44,928 in 18,907 households and a population density of 3000 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Located in central-east Saitama Prefectu ...

, Japan, operated by the Saitama New Urban Transit Company.

Lines

Maruyama Station is served by the Saitama New Urban Transit

New Shuttle The is a manually driven rubber-tyred people mover system in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by . The 12.7-kilometre that runs north from Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama, alongside the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen elevated ...

In Line, and is 8.2 km from the terminal of the line at .

Station layout

This elevated station consists of one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

and one

side 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 platforms ...

serving three tracks, located beneath the

Jōetsu Shinkansen The is a high-speed shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Despite its name, the line does not pass through the city of Joetsu or the hist ...

, after it branches off the Tohoku Shinkansen line. The side platform is located underneath the island platform.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 22 December 1983.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,854 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Sakae-kita High School *Minami Junior High School

References

External links

Station information
Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1983 Ina, Saitama {{Saitama-railstation-stub