is a passenger railway station on the Saikyō Line located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Minami-Yono Station is served by the Saikyō Line which runs between in Tokyo and in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains continue northward to via the Kawagoe Line and southward to via the TWR Rinkai Line. The station is located 19.0 km from Ikebukuro Station. The station identification colour is "tokiwa green".
Station layout
The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. Additional passing tracks lie on either side of the station for non-stop rapid services. The tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen also run adjacent to this station, on the west side.
The station used to have a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office, but this closed on 31 October 2007.
Platforms
History The station opened on 30 September 1985.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,917 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2000 14,297 2005 14,960 2010 15,565 2015 17,046
Surrounding area Saitama University
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Minami-Yono Station information (JR East)