Railway station in Shiraoka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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).
Lines
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
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.
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
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,854 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[ 1]
Surrounding area
Shiraoka Central General Hospital
Kogukihisaizu Shrine
Shiraoka City Central Community Center
See also
References
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) . Retrieved 2 August 2020 .
External links
Shiraoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
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