Shiraki Station Explained

Shiraki Station
Native Name:白木駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Shiraki-cho Hosoda 62-2, Toba-shi, Mie-ken 517-0043
Country:Japan
Operator:20px Kintetsu Railway
Line:16px Shima Line
Distance:49.4  km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:M84
Passengers:20 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shiraki Station

is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Shiraki Station is served by the Shima Line, and is located 49.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.

Station layout

The station was consists of two side platforms serving a refuge track each connected by a footbridge. Two passing tracks (Tracks 2 and 3) are located between the refuge tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Shiraki Station opened on July 23, 1929 as a station on the Shima Electric Railway. The line was one of six private companies consolidated into Mie Kotsu by order of the Japanese government on February 11, 1944. When Mie Kotsu dissolved on February 1, 1964, the station became part of the Mie Electric Railway, which was then acquired by Kintetsu on April 1, 1965. The station has been unattended since February 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/07/ci500002761.htm. ja:三重県統計書. Mie Prefectural Statistics. 2020. Mie Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.