Saitama-Shintoshin Station
JK46 JU06
Saitama-Shintoshin Station さいたま新都心駅
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 The station entrance in July 2021
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| Location | 4 Kishiki-chō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0843 Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°53′38″N 139°38′01″E | |||||||||||||||
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 JR East
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| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 28.7 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 2000 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 55,782 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Saitama-Shintoshin Station Location within Japan
 Saitama-Shintoshin Station Saitama-Shintoshin Station (Saitama Prefecture)
 Saitama-Shintoshin Station Saitama-Shintoshin Station (Japan)
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Saitama-Shintoshin Station (さいたま新都心駅, Saitama-Shintoshin-eki, lit. "Saitama New Urban Center Station") is a passenger railway station located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Saitama-Shintoshin Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), and lies 28.7 km (17.8 mi) from Tokyo Station.
Station layout
This station has and elevated station building with two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Negishi Line for Ōfuna |
| 2 | JK Keihin-Tohoku Line | for Ōmiya |
| 3 | JU Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Ito Line) |
| JU Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Ōfuna, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Itō Line) | |
| 4 | JU Utsunomiya Line | for Ōmiya, Oyama, Utsunomiya, and Kuroiso |
| JU Takasaki Line | for Ōmiya, Kumagaya and Takasaki |
Platform edge doors are scheduled to be installed on the Keihin-Tohoku Line platforms (1 and 2) in 2017, being brought into service on 23 September 2017.
History
The station opened on 1 April 2000.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 55,782 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 15,033 |
| 2005 | 35,874 |
| 2010 | 39,090 |
| 2015 | 48,371 |
Surrounding area
- Saitama New Urban Center
- Saitama Super Arena
- Cocoon City shopping centre
Bus services
There is a direct express bus service to and from Narita Airport.