Araijuku Station

Araijuku Station (新井宿駅, Araijuku-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Saitama Railway Corporation.

SR23
Araijuku Station

新井宿駅
Araijuku Station No.2 entrance, November 2007
General information
Location15-3 Araijuku, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 333-0826
Japan
Coordinates35.8431°N 139.7378°E / 35.8431; 139.7378
Operated by Saitama Railway Corporation
Line(s)■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line
Distance7.5 km from Akabane-iwabuchi
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code  SR23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 March 2001
Passengers
FY20195,913 daily
Services
Preceding station Saitama Railway Following station
Hatogaya
SR22
towards Akabane-iwabuchi
 Saitama Railway Line Tozuka-angyō
SR24
towards Urawa-Misono
Location
Araijuku Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Araijuku Station
Araijuku Station (Japan)

Lines

Araijuku Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from Akabane-iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo to Urawa-Misono in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 7.5 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.[1] The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Station layout

The station has an underground island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with waist-height platform edge doors.

Platforms
The platforms, November 2007
1 ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Higashi-Kawaguchi and Urawa-Misono
2 ■ Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Akabane-iwabuchi
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line for Meguro
Tokyu Meguro Line for Hiyoshi

Facilities and accessibility

The station concourse and platforms have elevator access. Universal access toilets are available on the concourse level.

History

Araijuku Station opened on 28 March 2001 with the opening of the Saitama Rapid Railway Line.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,913 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area
  • National Route 122
  • Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center
  • Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi High School
  • Saitama Prefectural Hatogaya High School

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. 経営状況、輸送状況 [Business status, transportation status] (in Japanese). Japan: Saitama Railway Corporation. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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