TJ45 Higashi-Moro Station 東毛呂駅 | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Location | |
  Higashi-Moro Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Higashi-Moro Station Higashi-Moro Station (Japan) | |
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
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
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
| 1 | ■ Tōbu Ogose Line | for Ogose |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Ogose Line | for Sakado |
View of the platforms looking west in March 2013
The passenger lift at the Ogose end of the platform in March 2013
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōbu Ogose Line | ||||
| Bushū-Nagase | Local | Bushū-Karasawa | ||
History
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,637 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
- Moro Station (Hachikō Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
- Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus
Bus services
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]
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
References
- ↑ 東毛呂駅 [Higashi-Moro Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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
Media related to Higashi-Moro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)