Nisshin Station (Saitama)

Nisshin Station (日進駅, Nisshin-eki) is a railway station on the Kawagoe Line in Kita-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Nisshin Station 日進駅
The south entrance in February 2011, after rebuilding
Location	2–881 Nisshin-chō, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331–0823 Japan
Coordinates	35°55′53.4″N 139°36′22.47″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kawagoe Line
Distance	3.7 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1181
History
Opened	22 July 1940
Rebuilt	2010–2011
Electrified	30 September 1985
Passengers
FY2014	13,157 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nishi-Ōmiya toward Kawagoe Kawagoe Line   Commuter Rapid   Rapid Local Ōmiya Terminus
Location
Nisshin Station Location within Japan

Lines

Nisshin Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between Kawagoe and Ōmiya, and is located 3.7 km from Ōmiya Station.[1] Most trains continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyo Line to Shinjuku and Shin-Kiba. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime.[2]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks,[1] with an elevated station building.

• 
  The north side of the station in May 2012
• 
  The platforms looking west in January 2009
• 
  Ticket barriers in November 2019

Platforms

1	■ Kawagoe Line	for Sashiōgi and Kawagoe
2	■ Kawagoe Line	for Ōmiya, Ikebukuro, and Shinjuku, Rinkai Line through service to Shin-Kiba

History

The station entrance in April 2006 before rebuilding

The station opened on 22 July 1940.[3] The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, from which date through-running began to and from the Saikyo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[3]

From March 2010, rebuilding work started, adding new entrances on both north and south sides of the station, with escalators leading up to a section in front of the gate, bridging over the two train platforms. New elevators were added, as well as new toilets, one inside and one outside, next to the north entrance. The old entrance was closed, and the new station building was completed during 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 13,157 passengers daily.[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	11,647[5]
2005	11,632[6]
2010	12,290[7]
2011	12,389[8]

Surrounding area

• JR East Research & Development Centre
• Calsonic Kansei Headquarters and Research & Development Centre
• Miyahara Station on the Takasaki Line (15 minutes' walk)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryozo (February 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１１巻　埼玉南部・東京多摩北部 [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 11 Southern Saitama and Northern Tama Tokyo]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 25/42. ISBN 978-4-06-270071-9.
2. JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 445. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

External links

• Nisshin Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)