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Shiraoka Station

Coordinates: 36°01′03″N 139°40′00″E / 36.0175°N 139.6666°E / 36.0175; 139.6666
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Shiraoka Station

白岡駅
Shiraoka Station east exit, October 2007
General information
Location1213 Koguki, Shiraoka-shi, Saitama-ken 349-0217
Japan
Coordinates36°01′03″N 139°40′00″E / 36.0175°N 139.6666°E / 36.0175; 139.6666
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Tōhoku Main Line
Distance43.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 February 1910
Passengers
FY201912,854
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Hasuda
towards Tokyo
Utsunomiya Line
Local
Shin-Shiraoka
towards Kuroiso
Hasuda
towards Zushi
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Local
Shin-Shiraoka
towards Utsunomiya
Location
Shiraoka Station is located in Saitama Prefecture
Shiraoka Station
Shiraoka Station
Location within Saitama Prefecture
Shiraoka Station is located in Japan
Shiraoka Station
Shiraoka Station
Shiraoka Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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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.

Station layout

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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

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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)

History

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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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,854 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Shiraoka Central General Hospital
  • Kogukihisaizu Shrine
  • Shiraoka City Central Community Center

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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