Shirakawa Station

白河駅
Shirakawa Station in 2023
General information
LocationKakunai, Shirakawa-shi, Fukushima-ken 961-0074
Japan
Coordinates37°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
Distance188.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 16, 1887
Passengers
FY2018624 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shin-Shirakawa
towards Kuroiso
 Tōhoku Main Line
Local
 Kutano
towards Morioka
Location
Shirakawa Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Shirakawa Station
Shirakawa Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Shirakawa Station is located in Japan
Shirakawa Station
Shirakawa Station
Shirakawa Station (Japan)

Shirakawa Station (白河駅, Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station 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

The 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

History

Shirakawa Station opened on July 16, 1887. The Hakuhō 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 624 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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