is a railway station in Niiza, Saitama

Niiza, Saitama

is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is essentially a suburb of the Tokyo conurbation. Niiza is located at the southernmost part of Saitama. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 159,741 and a population density of 7,010 persons per km²...

, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East).

Lines

Niiza Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line

Musashino Line

The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo...

 from to and .

Station layout

The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. There is also a centre through-track for west-bound freight services accessing Niiza Freight Terminal to the west of the station.

The Astro Boy theme tune is used as the departure melody

Train melody

A train melody is a succession of musically expressive tones played when a train is arriving at or about to depart from a train station. As part of train passenger operations, a train melody includes a parade of single notes organized to follow each other rhythmically to form a lilting, singular...

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Platforms

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area

• Atomi University
  Atomi University
  is a private women's college in Niiza, Saitama, Japan, established in 1965. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1875.- Alumni :* Kanoko Okamoto, a novelist* Michiko Yamamoto, a novelist* Kyōko Okazaki, a manga artist-External links:*...
  
  
• Jumonji University
  Jumonji University
  is a private women's college in Niiza, Saitama, Japan, established in 1996. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922.- Alumni :* Maki Sakai, an actress * Mayumi Ono, an actress-External links:*...
  
  
• Rikkyo University
  Rikkyo University
  , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, based on Christian precepts, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. There is a suburban campus in Niiza in nearby Saitama.It is known for its liberal climate symbolized by the motto -History:...
  
   Niiza Campus
• Rikkyo Niiza High School
• Niiza Freight Terminal (JR Freight)
• National Route 254
  Route 254 (Japan)
  National Route 254 is a national highway of Japan connecting Bunkyō, Tokyo and Matsumoto, Nagano in Japan, with a total length of 226.1 km ....
  
  
• National Route 463
  Route 463 (Japan)
  National Route 463 is a national highway of Japan connecting Koshigaya, Saitama and Iruma, Saitama in Japan, with a total length of 43.8 km ....
  
  

External links

• JR East station information