Yoshikawaminami Station

Yoshikawaminami Station (吉川美南駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshikawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened on 17 March 2012.

Lines
Yoshikawaminami Station is located between Yoshikawa and Shim-Misato on the Musashino Line, approximately 1.7 km from Yoshikawa Station. It is located 49.8 km from Fuchūhommachi Station and 78.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Tsurumi Station.

Station layout
The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving a total of three tracks. The platforms are long enough to accommodate 8-car trains. The station is staffed.

History
Construction work started in November 2009. On 27 January 2010, the new name for the station was formally chosen from three proposed names selected from 131 original proposals: Yoshikawa Namazu-no-sato, Yoshikawa-Minami, and Musashi-Yoshikawa. The station opened on 17 March 2012.

Construction cost
The total cost of construction for the new station is estimated to be 7.168 billion yen, with JR East paying 2.808 billion yen, and Yoshikawa City paying 4.36 billion yen.

Passenger statistics
JR East forecast that the station would be used by an average of 23,000 passengers daily within five years of its opening. In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,523 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Minami Chuo Park
 * Yoshikawa High School