Shin-Shirakawa Station

Shin-Shirakawa Station (新白河駅) is a railway station in the village of Nishigō, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shin-Shirakawa Station

新白河駅
The station exterior in May 2011
LocationNishigō-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 961-8055
Japan
Coordinates37.123199°N 140.188766°E / 37.123199; 140.188766
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
  • Tohoku Shinkansen
  • ■ Tohoku Main Line
Platforms3 side +1 island platforms
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 April 1959
Previous namesIwaki-Nishigō (until 1982)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)2,999 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nasu-Shiobara
(limited service)
toward Tokyo
 Tōhoku Shinkansen
(limited service)
 Kōriyama
toward Morioka
Nasu-Shiobara
toward Tokyo
 Tōhoku Shinkansen Kōriyama
Terminus
Shirasaka
toward Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Shirakawa
toward Morioka
Location
Shin-Shirakawa Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Shin-Shirakawa Station
Shin-Shirakawa Station (Japan)

Lines

The station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line and the Tōhoku Main Line, and is 185.4 km from the starting point the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The shinkansen section consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, with two centre tracks for non-stop passing trains. The Tōhoku Main Line section of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen for Ōmiya, Ueno, and Tokyo
4 ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen for Sendai and Morioka
5 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya
6 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Kuroiso and Utsunomiya
■ Tōhoku Main Line for Shirakawa and Kōriyama
7 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Shirakawa and Kōriyama

History

The station first opened as Iwaki-Nishigō Station (磐城西郷駅) on 7 April 1959.[2] On 23 June 1982, it was renamed Shin-Shirakawa Station, coinciding with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,999 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
20002,824[4]
20052,799[5]
20102,724[6]
20112,504[7]　

Surrounding area

References
  1. 各駅情報（新白河駅） [Station Information (Shin-Shirakawa Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 98. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Fiscal 2000 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Fiscal 2005 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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