Shirasawa Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 白沢駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 62 Shirasawa, Ōdate-shi, Akita-ken 017-0002 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 40.3384°N 140.5918°W |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Ōu Main Line |
Distance: | 409.4 kilometers from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | June 21, 1899 |
Map Type: | Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Shirasawa Station |
is a railway station located in the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan, served by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shirasawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 409.4 km from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of a single island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, Platform 3 is not in use. The station is unattended.
Shirasawa Station was opened on June 21, 1899 a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving village of Yatate, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.