Ōmiya↑ Tokyo↓ Source:[1] Minami-Urawa Station (南浦和駅, Minami-Urawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The station building is elevated and is located on a mezzanine level in between the two sets of platforms.
A widely reported incident occurred at the station about 9:15 a.m. on July 22, 2013, when a woman fell into the gap between a train and the edge of the platform.
About 40 bystanders helped station staff push against the side of the train so that the woman could be safely extricated.
A member of the station staff began pushing the train after the woman fell into the gap and bystanders quickly joined in to help with the rescue effort.