Araijuku Station

SR23
Araijuku Station

新井宿駅
Araijuku Station No.2 entrance, May 2023
General information
Location15-3 Araijuku, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 333-0826
Japan
Coordinates35°50′35″N 139°44′16″E / 35.8431°N 139.7378°E / 35.8431; 139.7378
Operated by Saitama Rapid Railway
Line(s)     Saitama Railway Line
Distance7.5 km (4.7 mi) from Akabane-iwabuchi
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code  SR23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 March 2001; 23 years ago (28 March 2001)
Passengers
FY20195,913 daily
Services
Preceding station Saitama Rapid Railway Following station
Hatogaya
SR22
Saitama Railway Line Tozuka-angyō
SR24
towards Urawa-misono
Location
Araijuku Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Araijuku Station
Araijuku Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Araijuku Station is located in Japan
Araijuku Station
Araijuku Station
Araijuku Station (Japan)
Araijuku Station platforms in 4 December 2022

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.

Lines

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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

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

Platforms

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1  Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-Misono
2  Saitama Rapid Railway Line

Facilities and accessibility

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

History

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

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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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