Shirakawa Station

Shirakawa Station (白河駅, Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shirakawa Station 白河駅
Shirakawa Station in 2023
General information
Location	Kakunai, Shirakawa-shi, Fukushima-ken 961-0074 Japan
Coordinates	37°07′50″N 140°12′47″E / 37.1306°N 140.2130°E / 37.1306; 140.2130
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	188.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 16, 1887
Passengers
FY2018	624 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shin-Shirakawa towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Kutano towards Morioka
Location Shirakawa Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Shirakawa Station Shirakawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shirakawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 188.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shin-Shirakawa, Kuroiso, and Utsunomiya
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Fukushima and Kōriyama

History

Shirakawa Station opened on July 16, 1887. The Hakuhō Line connecting Shirakawa with Iwaki-Tanakura operated from this station from 1916-1944.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 624 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Shirakawa City Hall
• Shirakawa Post Office
• Shiroyama Park
•   National Route 4
•   National Route 289
•   National Route 294

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links

  Media related to Shirakawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)