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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).

Miyahara Station 宮原駅
Miyahara Station east entrance, 2008
General information
Location	3-518 Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-0812 Japan
Coordinates	35.9402°N 139.6096°E / 35.9402; 139.6096
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Takasaki Line
Distance	4.0 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1948
Passengers
FY2019	24,337 (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

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

• 
  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

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