is a railway station on the

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, Japan, operated by the

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(JR East).

Lines

Ukimafunado Station is served by the

which runs between in Tokyo and in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to via the

Kawagoe Line The Kawagoe Line ( ja, 川越線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line are ...

and southward to via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 8.6 km north of Ikebukuro Station. The station identification colour is "tokiwa green". The station name is taken from the Ukima and Funado districts in which the station lies. Under the JR fare calculation system, this station is the northern boundary station of the "Tokyo 23 Districts" area.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated

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 o ...

serving two tracks. The tracks of the

Tōhoku Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in a route length of , making it Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main ...

also run adjacent to this station, on the west side.

Platforms

History

Ukimafunado Station opened on 30 September 1985.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 19,463 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Arakawa River * Ukima Park * National Route 17

Schools

* Shibaura Institute of Technology Junior and Senior High School * Kita Ward Ukima Junior High School * Kita Ward Ukima Elementary School * Itabashi Ward Shimura No. 5 Junior High School * Itabashi Ward Funado Elementary SchoolItabashi Ward Funado Elementary School website
Retrieved 30 October 2012.

References

External links

Ukima-Funado Station information
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