Operated by JR East Passengers (FY2014) 10,280 daily Opened 1981 | Connections Bus stop Address Japan Platforms in use 2 | |
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Higashi-Washinomiya Station (東鷲宮駅, Higashi-Washinomiya-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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- higashi washinomiya station night platform 140718
- Jr higashi washinomiya station
- Lines
- Station layout
- History
- Surrounding area
- References
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Lines
Higashi-Washinomiya Station is served by the Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 51.6 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at Tokyo.
Station layout
This station has two opposed side platforms, 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. Omiya-bound trains stop at an elevated side-platform serving one track. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" ticket office.
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 JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.