Shim-Misato

Weekday departures: 415/day · Sat & holiday departures: 234/day

First / last departure (weekday): 5:21 / 24:25 (00:25 next day)

Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (37)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

• JR Musashino Line: Yoshikawa-Minami ⇄ Misato (Saitama)

Shim-Misato Station opened on 14 March 1985 in Misato, Saitama, as a Japanese National Railways station on the Musashino Line. The new station straddled the former Musashino Marshalling Yard, which had ceased operations in 1984 and was formally closed in 1986. At opening, its two opposed platforms stood about 360 metres apart on either side of the yard — earning a Guinness World Record for the most widely separated platforms in the world. Each side had its own gate, connected by a central footbridge. JR East inherited operations on 1 April 1987, and on 20 March 1999 the two platforms were unified onto the down-line (Nishi-Funabashi-bound) side under a new bridged station building.

From 1985 to 1999 Shim-Misato held a Guinness World Record for having its two platforms 360 metres apart, separated by the now-defunct Musashino Marshalling Yard.