Shirakawa Station

Shirakawa Station
白河駅
Shirakawa Station in September 2010
Location Kakunai, Shirakawa-shi, Fukushima-ken 961-0074
Japan
Coordinates 37°07′50″N 140°12′47″E / 37.1306°N 140.2130°E / 37.1306; 140.2130Coordinates: 37°07′50″N 140°12′47″E / 37.1306°N 140.2130°E / 37.1306; 140.2130
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 188.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Status Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website Official website
History
Opened July 16, 1887
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 665 daily
Location
Shirakawa Station
Location within Japan

Shirakawa Station (白河駅, Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shirakawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 188.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Shirakawa Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Shin-Shirakawa, Kuroiso, and Utsunomiya
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Fukushima and Kōriyama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Shin-Shirakawa - Kutano

History

Shirakawa Station opened on July 16, 1887. The Hakuho Line connecting Shirakawa with Iwaki-Tanakura operated from this station from 1916-1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 665 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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