Minami-Furuya Station
Lines. Minami-Furuya Station is served by the Kawagoe Line between and , and is located 12.4 km from Ōmiya. The majority of services continue beyond Ōmiya on the Saikyo Line to and . In the morning peak, some eastbound trains towards Tokyo and some westbound trains toward and start from this station, as it is located close to Kawagoe Depot. Services operate every 20 minutes during the daytime. Station layout. The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building and entrance is  located on the south side of the tracks. The station is staffed. History. Minami-Furuya Station opened on 22 July 1940. The line was electrified on 30 September 1985, from which date through-running began to and from the Saikyo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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 8474 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.