Railway station in Shiraoka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Shin-Shiraoka Station (新白岡駅 , Shin-Shiraoka-eki ) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shiraoka, Saitama , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shin-Shiraoka Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line ) and the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line , and lies 45.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Tohoku Main Line at Tokyo .
Station layout
This station has an elevated station building with two opposed ground-level side platforms underneath, serving three tracks. The station is staffed.
Platforms
1
■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)
for Ōmiya , Ueno , Tokyo , Yokohama , Atami , Numazu and Itō (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Itō Line )
■ Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
for Ōmiya, Shinjuku , Yokohama, Ōfuna and Zushi (via JO Yokosuka Line )
2
■ Utsunomiya Line
for Oyama , Utsunomiya , Kuroiso
History
Shin-Shiraoka Station opened on 26 February 1987. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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 6,954 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
See also
References
^ 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 .
External links
Media related to Shin-Shiraoka Station at Wikimedia Commons