Shin-Shiraoka Station

Shin-Shiraoka Station (新白岡駅, Shin-Shiraoka-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) in Shiraoka, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shin-Shiraoka

新白岡駅
Shin-Shiraoka Station west exit, April 2007
Location1107-4 Yagyu, Shiraoka-shi, Saitama-ken
(埼玉県白岡市野牛1107-4)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
ConnectionsBus stop
History
Opened26 February 1987
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)6,210 daily[1]
Location
Shin-Shiraoka
Location within Japan

Lines

Shin-Shiraoka Station is served by the Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, and lies 45.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at Tokyo.

Station layout

This station has an elevated station building with two opposed ground-level side platforms underneath, serving three tracks.

Platforms

1  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)
2  Utsunomiya Line for Oyama, Utsunomiya, Kuroiso

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Utsunomiya Line
Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Rabbit: Does not stop at this station
Shiraoka   Local & Rapid Acty   Kuki
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Shiraoka   Local   Kuki

History

Shin-Shiraoka Station opened on 26 February 1987. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

  • Shiraoka New Town

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [FY2014 station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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