Moro Station platform Sep 06 2020 04-47PM

is a passenger

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located in the town of

Moroyama, Saitama is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 33,178 in 15,888 households and a population density of 970 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Located in central Saitama Prefectur ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and 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 are in ...

(JR East).

Lines

Moro Station is served by the single-track

Hachikō Line The is a 92.0 km (57.2 mi) regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. It connects Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo w ...

between and , and lies 5.8 km from the starting point of the Hachikō Line at Komagawa.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The station building is located on the west (northbound) side. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. A storage siding is located behind the southbound platform 1. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 April 1933. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 686 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

* Higashi-Moro Station (

Tobu Ogose Line The is a , mostly single-track branchline in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It runs from Sakado Station on the Tobu Tojo Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō Line. ...

) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away) * Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus * Moroyama Elementary School * Moroyama Middle School * Moroyama Town Hall * Moroyama Post Office * Moroyama Public Library

Bus services

Moro Station is served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (''Yuzu'' Yellow Line) service.

References

External links

Moro Station information
(JR East) {{Hachikō Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Hachikō Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Moroyama, Saitama