Saitama-Shintoshin Railway Station

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Saitama-Shintoshin Railway Station
Saitama-Shintoshin Sta.-concourse 20151101a.jpg
Saitama-Shintoshin Railway Station
Data
Platform tracks 4th
abbreviation ｻ ﾀ ( SA-TA )
opening April 1, 2000
location
City / municipality Saitama
prefecture Saitama
Country Japan
Coordinates 35 ° 53 '38 "  N , 139 ° 38' 1"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 53 '38 "  N , 139 ° 38' 1"  E
Railway lines

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Station sign of the JR
Aerial photo from 1974

The Saitama-Shintoshin Station ( Jap. さいたま新都心駅 , Saitama-Shintoshin-eki ) is located in the city of Saitama ( District Ōmiya ) in Saitama Prefecture .

Lines

Saitama-Shintoshin is served by the following lines:

Adjacent train stations

←
 Lines
→
Yono Keihin-Tōhoku Line Keihin Tōhoku Line,
JR East 		Ōmiya
Urawa Utsunomiya line Utsunomiya and Takasaki Lines
JR East 		Ōmiya

history

On April 1, 2000 , the station was opened by the JR East .

use

In 2006, an average of 38,127 people used the station every day.

Type of construction and tracks

The JR station is built in the style of a through station. It has four tracks that are used by two platforms in the form of island platforms.

Surroundings

There is an express bus service from the train station to Tokyo Narita Airport . The train station is close to the Saitama Super Arena , where the finals of the 2006 World Basketball Championship were played.

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  1. ↑ Airport Access Information: Buses & Taxis on Narita Airport website, accessed July 22, 2008

Web links

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