Toro Station

Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1983PassengersFY201915,861 (daily, boarding only) Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ōmiya OMYJU07 towards Tokyo		Utsunomiya Line Local		Higashi-Ōmiya towards Kuroiso
Ōmiya OMYJS24 towards Odawara or Zushi		Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Local		Higashi-Ōmiya towards Utsunomiya

Location
Toro Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Toro Station Toro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Toro Station (土呂駅, Toro-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) located in Kita-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Toro Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 33.3 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo.

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building with one island platform underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Utsunomiya Line	for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso
3	■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tōkaidō Line and JT Itō Line)
	■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line)

History

Toro Station opened on 1 October 1983. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,861 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Saitama City, Kita-ku Ward Office
• Toro Nishi-guchi Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 392. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Toro Station (Saitama) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)