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located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East). It is also a freight depot for the

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(JR Freight)

Lines

Higashi-Washinomiya Station is served by the

Tōhoku Main Line The Tōhoku Main Line () is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Saitama, Saitama, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Uts ...

(

Utsunomiya Line The Utsunomiya Line () is the name given to a section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Tokyo Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. Services Serv ...

) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 51.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

This station has two opposed

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s, however, with an unusual layout in that the platforms are not on the same level. Utsunomiya-bound trains stop at a ground level side-platform serving one track. Ōmiya-bound trains stop at an elevated side-platform serving one track. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Higashi-Washinomiya Station opened on 15 April 1981 as a freight station, and opened for passenger service from 23 June 1982. With the privatization of

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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 9,750 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Higashi-Washinomiya Hyaku-Kannon Onsen

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1981 Tōhoku Main Line Utsunomiya Line Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Kuki, Saitama