Miyahara Station

35°56′25″N 139°36′35″E / 35.9402°N 139.6096°E / 35.9402; 139.6096Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Takasaki LineDistance4.0 km from ŌmiyaPlatforms2 island platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 July 1948PassengersFY201924,337 (daily, boarding only) Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ageo towards Maebashi		Takasaki Line Local		Ōmiya OMYJU07 towards Tokyo
Ageo towards Takasaki or Maebashi		Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid		Ōmiya OMYJS24 towards Odawara

Location
Miyahara Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Miyahara Station Miyahara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Miyahara Station (宮原駅, Miyahara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku, the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Miyahara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is 4.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Itō Line)
	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tōkaido Line)
3, 4	■ Takasaki Line	for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

History

Miyahara Station was opened on 15 July 1948. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,337 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 17
• Miyahara Post Office
• former Nakasendo highway
• Seigakuin University

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Gallery

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  The west entrance of Miyahara Station
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  Ticket gates
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  Platforms

References

External links

Media related to Miyahara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Miyahara Station