Saitama-Shintoshin Station
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Template:Nihongo is a passenger railway station located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Saitama-Shintoshin Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), and lies Template:Convert from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
This station has and elevated station building with two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
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Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on the Keihin-Tohoku Line platforms (1 and 2) in 2017, being brought into service on 23 September 2017.<ref name="railfan20170730">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
The station opened on 1 April 2000.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 55,782 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2019stats">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
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Surrounding area
- Saitama New Urban Center
- Saitama Super Arena
- Cocoon City shopping centre<ref>Cocoon City official website Template:In lang</ref>
Bus services
There is a direct express bus service to and from Narita Airport.<ref>Narita International Airport Official Website Airport Access Information: Buses & Taxis Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 8 July 2008</ref>
See also
References
External links
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