Shirakawa Station

Shirakawa Station
白河駅

Shirakawa Station in September 2010
Location Kakunai, Shirakawa, Fukushima
(福島県白河市郭内)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1887
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 706 daily

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

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

Shirakawa 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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Shin-Shirakawa - Kutano

History

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

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 37°07′50″N 140°12′47″E / 37.1306°N 140.2130°E / 37.1306; 140.2130

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