is a passenger
railway station
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on the
Musashino Line
The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo. Passenger operations ...
located in
Midori-ku, Saitama
250px, Saitama Stadium
is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southeastern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated population of 129,705 and a population density of 4,900 persons ...
,
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefectur ...
, Japan, operated by
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters ar ...
(JR East).
Lines
Higashi-Urawa Station is served by the
Musashino Line
The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo. Passenger operations ...
between
Fuchūhommachi and
Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to
Tokyo
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via the
Keiyō Line
The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan, paralleling the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line forms part of what JR East refers to as the around Tokyo, consisting of the Ke ...
. It is located 35.4 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station.
Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level
side platform
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s serving two tracks, with a third, central track for use by freight services. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 1 April 1973.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,934 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
* Urawa Higashi Police Station
* Saitama Midori Ward Office
*
Saitama Gakuen University
is a private university in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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*
Urawa University
* Urawa Junior College
*
Kawaguchi Junior College
is a private junior college in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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*
Minuma Tsūsen-bori
* Hikawa Shrine
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
Japan ...
References
External links
JR East station information
{{Musashino Line
Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1973
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Railway stations in Saitama (city)
Musashino Line