Higashi-Moro Station

Railway station in Moroyama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

35°56′50″N 139°18′55″E / 35.9472°N 139.3152°E / 35.9472; 139.3152Operated by

Tobu RailwayLine(s)TJ Tobu Ogose LineDistance8.6 km from SakadoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsBus stopOther informationStation codeTJ-45WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 December 1934PassengersFY20195,637 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Bushū-Karasawa TJ46 towards Ogose		Ogose Line		Bushū-Nagase TJ44 towards Sakado

Location
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Higashi-Moro Station (東毛呂駅, Higashi-Moro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.^[1]

Lines

Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line, a 10.9 km single-track branchline running from Sakado to Ogose, and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado.^[2] During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station entrance is on the south side of the station, connected to the platforms by a footbridge at the east (Sakado) end of the platform. A footbridge served by lifts opened at the west (Ogose) end of the platform in 2009.

Platforms

1	■ Tōbu Ogose Line	for Ogose
2	■ Tōbu Ogose Line	for Sakado

View of the platforms looking west in March 2013
The passenger lift at the Ogose end of the platform in March 2013

History

The station opened on 16 December 1934.^[2]

Platform edge sensors and TV monitors were installed in 2008 ahead of the start of driver-only operation on the Ogose Line from June 2008.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Ogose Line, with Higashi-Moro Station becoming "TJ-45".^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,637 passengers daily.^[5]

Surrounding area

Moro Station (Hachikō Line) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
Saitama Medical School Moroyama Campus

Bus services

Higashi-Moro Station is served by local Kawagoe Motor Corporation (KKJ) bus services from a bus stop in front of the station. It is also served by the "Moro Bus" community minibus (Yabusame Green Line and Yuzu Yellow Line) service.^[6]^[7]

A KKJ bus at the bus stop in front of Higashi-Moro Station in March 2013
A "Moro Bus" minibus near Higashi-Moro Station in August 2014

References

^ 東毛呂駅 [Higashi-Moro Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2013
^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ もろバス時刻表　やぶさめ号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yabusame] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Retrieved 26 March 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ もろバス時刻表　ゆず号 [Moro Bus Timetable - Yuzu] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Moroyama. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.