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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General information | ||||||||||||||||
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 | JR East | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 43.5 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 11 February 1910 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 12,854 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Shiraoka 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 edit
This 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 edit
Shiraoka 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 edit
In 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 edit
References 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 edit
Media related to Shiraoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)