is a railway station in Moroyama, Saitama

Moroyama, Saitama

is a town located in Iruma District, Saitama, Japan.As of July 2008, the town has an estimated population of 39,298 and a density of . The total area is .-History:...

, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway

Tobu Railway

is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...

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Lines

Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line

Tobu Ogose Line

The is a 10.9 km mostly single-track branchline in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, which runs from Sakado Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō Line.-Service outline:...

, a single-track branchline running from to , and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado. During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction.

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

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 16 December 1934.

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.

Surrounding area

• Moro Station
  Moro Station
  is a railway station in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Moro Station is served by the Hachikō Line between and .-Station layout:...
  
   (Hachikō Line
  Hachiko Line
  The is a 92.0 km regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. Its endpoints are Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo and Kuragano Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture.-Services:Komagawa Station in...
  
  ) (approximately 15 minutes' walk away)
• Saitama Medical School
  Saitama Medical School
  is a private university at Moroyama, Saitama, Japan. The predecessor of the school, the Moro Hospital, was founded in 1892, and it was chartered as a university in 1972.-External links:*...
  
  Moroyama Campus

External links

• Higashi-Moro Station information