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).
Shiraoka Station 白岡駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Shiraoka Station east exit, October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1213 Koguki, Shiraoka-shi, Saitama-ken 349-0217 Japan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.0175°N 139.6666°E / 36.0175; 139.6666 | |||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 43.5 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 11 February 1910 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 12,854 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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) |
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,854 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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Stations of the Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line) | ||
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Stations of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line | ||
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Takasaki Line - Tōkaidō Main Line |
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Utsunomiya Line - Yokosuka Line |
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