Higashi-Moro Station
TJ45 Higashi-Moro Station 東毛呂駅 | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Moro Station entrance in March 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2314-1 Iwai, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0467 350-0467 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°56′50″N 139°18′55″E / 35.9472°N 139.3152°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tobu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | TJ Tobu Ogose Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.6 km from Sakado | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | TJ-45 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1934 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 5,637 daily | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Moro Station (東毛呂駅, Higashi-Moro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.[1]
Lines
[edit]Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from Sakado to Ogose, and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado.[2] During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.[3]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station entrance is on the south side of the station, connected to the platforms by a footbridge at the east (Sakado) end of the platform. A footbridge served by lifts opened at the west (Ogose) end of the platform in 2009.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tōbu Ogose Line | for Ogose |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Ogose Line | for Sakado |
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View of the platforms looking west in March 2013 -
The passenger lift at the Ogose end of the platform in March 2013
History
[edit]The station opened on 16 December 1934.[2]
Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Ogose Line, with Higashi-Moro Station becoming "TJ-45".[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,637 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Moro Station (Hachikō Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
- Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
Bus services
[edit]Higashi-Moro Station is served by local Kawagoe Motor Corporation (KKJ) bus services from a bus stop in front of the station. It is also served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yabusame Green Line and Yuzu Yellow Line) service.[6][7]
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A KKJ bus at the bus stop in front of Higashi-Moro Station in March 2013 -
A "Moro Bus" minibus near Higashi-Moro Station in August 2014
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 東毛呂駅 [Higashi-Moro Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
- ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ もろバス時刻表 やぶさめ号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yabusame] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Retrieved 26 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ もろバス時刻表 ゆず号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yuzu] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
External links
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Media related to Higashi-Moro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)