Shiraoka Station (白岡駅, Shiraoka-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shiraoka, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shiraoka Station 白岡駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Shiraoka Station east exit, October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1213 Koguki, Shiraoka-shi, Saitama-ken 349-0217 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°01′03″N 139°40′00″E / 36.0175°N 139.6666°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 43.5 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 February 1910 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 12,854 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editShiraoka Station is served by the Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 43.5 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at Tokyo.
Station layout
editThis station has an elevated station building with one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform underneath, serving three tracks. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso |
| 2 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | (for both directions) |
| 3 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line) |
History
editShiraoka Station opened on 11 February 1910. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,854 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Shiraoka Central General Hospital
- Kogukihisaizu Shrine
- Shiraoka City Central Community Center
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Shiraoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)