Shirahama Station Explained

Shirahama Station
Native Name:白浜駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR-West commuter rail station
Address:1475, Katata, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2201
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance:275.4km (171.1miles) from
95.2km (59.2miles) from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
Tracks:4
Train Operators: West Japan Railway Company
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:[1]
Former:Shirahamaguchi (1933 - 1965)
Electrified:1978[2]
Passengers:709 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shirahama Station
Services Collapsible:yes

is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Shirahama Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 275.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 95.2 kilometers from . Limited express trains named "Kuroshio" stop at this station and part of those return to Shin-Osaka and Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge with escalators. The side platform has a cut-out, forming a partial bay platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Shirahama Station opened on December 20, 1933 as . It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. The current station building was completed on October 1, 1985. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sone, Satoru. ja: 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.. 週刊朝日百科. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. 2010-01-10. 18–21.
  2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/020300/d00206820.html. ja:和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行). Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook. 2020. Wakayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.