is a passenger railway station located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
thumb|The platforms in July 2021
Saitama-Shintoshin Station is served by the Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), and lies 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
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. Due to not having dedicated platforms for the services, Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains do not stop at Saitama-Shintoshin.
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.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fiscal year !! Daily average
|-
| 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.
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan