Shiraoka Station Explained

Shiraoka Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:白岡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1213 Koguki, Shiraoka-shi, Saitama-ken 349-0217
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line:Tōhoku Main Line
Distance:43.5 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:3
Connections:Bus stop
Status:Staffed
Opened:11 February 1910
Passengers:12,854
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shiraoka Station

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 .

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.

Platforms

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 2 August 2020.