Minami-Urawa Station

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.

Musashino Line platforms
Keihin-Tohōku Line platforms